| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 279 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The first Thanksgiving -- Before the Pilgrims -- America discovers the Pilgrims -- George Washington sets the stage -- Thanksgiving's godmother -- The Turkey Bowl -- Happy Franksgiving -- Day of mourning -- Helping hands -- Turkey Day -- Afterword: Five kernels of corn -- Readings for Thanksgiving Day -- Thanksgiving recipes and bills of fare. |
| Summary |
We all know the story of Thanksgiving ... or do we? Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents, and cookbooks, to bring to life the full history of the holiday and what it has meant to generations of Americans. Did you know Washington proclaimed our first Thanksgiving as a nation amid controversy about his Constitutional power to do so, and New England Indians boycott Thanksgiving as a Day of Mourning. You'll also discover the history of Thanksgiving football and, of course, Thanksgiving dinner. |
| Subject |
Thanksgiving Day -- History.
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Holidays -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Social life and customs.
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Holidays -- United States -- History. |
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United States -- Social life and customs. |
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COOKING -- Holiday. |
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HISTORY -- United States. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government -- National. |
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RELIGION -- Holidays. |
| ISBN |
9781594038938 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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1594038937 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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