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9781403488923

Thanksgiving Day

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  • ISBN13:

    9781403488923

  • ISBN10:

    1403488924

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-10-16
  • Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary

It is the last Thursday in November and school is closed. But do you know why? It's Thanksgiving Day, of course? Turn the pages of this book to find out: why we eat turkey on Thanksgiving, when the first Thanksgiving took place, why Abraham Lincoln thought Thanksgiving would be good for the United States. Each book in the Holiday Histories series describes one of America's holidays or special days. Explore the history of each day and learn the real reason why it is important. Discover what special meaning each day might have for you.

Table of Contents

Today Is Thanksgiving Dayp. 4
Thanksgiving in the Pastp. 6
The First Americansp. 8
The Pilgrims Arrivep. 10
The Puritan Religionp. 12
A Search for Freedomp. 14
Hard Timesp. 16
A Good Harvestp. 18
The First Thanksgivingp. 20
The Thanksgiving Ideap. 22
A Holiday Is Bornp. 24
New Americansp. 26
An American Holidayp. 28
Important Datesp. 30
Glossaryp. 31
Find Out Morep. 31
Indexp. 32
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