{"product_id":"children-of-tax-and-tea-norse-history-for-bostonians-illustrated-9798234014047","title":"Children of Tax and Tea: Norse History for Bostonians Illustrated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAKE A SEAT, GRAB A DRINK, AND GET READY TO EXPERIENCE THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIKINGS AS ONLY DRUNKARDS FROM BOSTON CAN TELL IT.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren of Tax and Tea\u003c\/em\u003e is a full-color, heavily illustrated, humorous hardback book that captures the charmingly profane spirit of foul-mouthed Bostonians who enjoy discussing viking history at public drinking establishments. Basically, imagine a cast of inebriated Mark Wahlberg style movie characters illicitly recorded while unloading all sorts of informative and factual knowledge about the Viking Age on captive audiences. The pearls of Norse wisdom contained in those illuminating barroom discourses form the basis of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"And being as Raven-Floki took a page from Larry Bird's playbook, he started trash-talking Iceland all up and down the fucking court as soon as he got back home to Norway's western fucking fjords.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cem\u003eexcerpted from the chapter, \"The Settlement of an Inhospitable Volcanic Rock\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book itself stems from \u003cem\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/em\u003e longest-running column, \"Norse History for Bostonians,\" created by Rowdy Geirsson in 2010 and illustrated by Matt Smith since 2017, and expands significantly on the extensive online repository with all new text and illustrations. It also provides a smooth-flowing, easy-to-read narrative in standard English while maintaining the original tone of the online column. So that means if you've ever wanted to learn more about Harald Fairhair's egregious taxation without representation policies or the intense Norse-Irish rivalry with old York, you can finally do so without needing to decipher the incomprehensible accent of a drunkard in Southie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"He was addicted to fighting the way people in New York are addicted to being assholes.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e -\u003cem\u003eexcerpted from the chapter, \"Harald Bluetooth: Big Tech Bro\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChildren of Tax and Tea\u003c\/em\u003e consists of 40 chapters with deeply honest and insightful titles about Norse history such as \"False Advertising in the Era of Viking Age Exploration,\" \"Shit Talk at the Law Rock,\" and \"How to Get Paid to Stop Attacking Paris.\" It also includes a special Foreword by the knowledgeable law-speakers of the \u003cem\u003eSaga Thing\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, Andy Pfrenger and John Sexton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Personally, I would not want to wear any clothes made by a valkyrie. No - like seriously, I don't care whether I'm out in public or at home where no one can even see me. I'm not putting on clothes made by a fucking valkyrie. I just don't like the idea of wearing a t-shirt or jeans or underwear or whatever made out of someone else's intestines.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e -excerpted from the chapter, \"Weapon-Wielding Women\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're intrigued but feel the need to get a better sense of the book's contents and visuals, please visit \u003cem\u003ewww.scandinavianaggression.com\/children-of-tax-and-tea\u003c\/em\u003e to view some sample pages, including the full text of the chapter, \u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eDublin was Built on Stout.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Carcass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234014047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Rowdy Geirsson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53241157812405,"sku":"9798234014047","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_687d3b82-09de-4d48-b0b0-c6ded3c720d4.jpg?v=1788996969","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/children-of-tax-and-tea-norse-history-for-bostonians-illustrated-9798234014047","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}