Assassination Vacation

This is a fun read and my kind of history book. Sarah Vowell has written a travel diary covering her trips to various sites of significance to the assassinations of the U.S. Presidents in the 19th century. Vowell covers both her reactions to the places she visits (and those of her sometimes less-than-enthused travel competitions) and bits of trivia and and of course history about her subjects.

Sure, the topic is a little morbid but she clearly has a great passion for it. Vowell's conversational style and sense of humor make this more entertaining than it sounds. My favorite bits are when she slyly notes the absurdity and weirdness of American history. I'm definitely up for checking out more of her work.