Thanksgiving
Subtitle: the holiday at the heart of the American experience
By: Melanie Kirkpatrick
Edition: First American Edition.
Publisher: Encounter Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781594038938
Subjects: Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Thanksgiving Day; History; Holidays
Description: 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 Kirkpatrick journeys through four centuries of history, drawing on newspaper accounts, private correspondence, historical documents, and cookbooks, to bring to life the full history of the holiday and what it has meant to generations of Americans.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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.