The Partly Cloudy Patriot
- The Partly Cloudy Patriot
"The Partly Cloudy Patriot" is a book published in 2002, and is a collection of essays about American history and the author's own reflections on such issues, by Sarah Vowell, a contributing editor for the WBEZ / Public Radio International program This American Life.
The chapters include scenes from Vowell's vacations in history tourism, an open letter to Bill Clinton about his presidential library, and stories about her own past.
Audiobook
The audiobook features music by "They Might Be Giants" and a cast including:
* Conan O'Brien as Abraham Lincoln
* Seth Green
* Stephen Colbert as Al Gore
* David Cross as Theodore Roosevelt
* Paul Begala
* Michael Chabon
* Norman Lear as "Kevin"
External links
* [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/vowell/ Excerpts of the audiobook]
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