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Saturday, March 12, 2011
Books Sarah Vowell Explains Plate Lunches
Posted by Jacob Schraer on Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Sarah Vowell's new book, Unfamiliar Fishes, will be released March 22nd. It's a history of the republic of Hawaii, from the missionaries to Barack Obama's inauguration. In this amazingly designed book trailer, Vowell teaches us about the origins of Hawaii's plate lunch.
Listening to Sarah Vowell explain things sounds like a great way to spend this rainy day.
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