Transporting us from Buffalo to Alaska, Washington to Key West, Vowell has crafted a narrative that is much more than a historical travelogue
- it is the disturbing & mesmerising story of how American death has been manipulated by popular culture, including film, literature, &
- the author`s favourite
- historical tourism. Skilfully belying the undercurrents of loss & violence that course through her journey, Vowell injects a range of lighter detours along the way, including mummies, show tunes, mean-spirited totem poles, a nineteenth-century biblical sex cult
- & exactly how Lincoln`s Republican Party became Bush`s Republican Party. Assassination Vacation is a fascinating, informative, & richly entertaining look at the myriad ways in which political assassinations have altered & shaped our nation`s history.