Thanksgiving: The True Story
By Penny Colman
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About this ebook
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate with a Thanksgiving meal. But what is the origin of this tradition? Did it really begin when the Pilgrims and Native Americans got together in 1621 in Plymouth,Massachusetts?
In her signature narrative nonfiction style, Penny Colman paints a fascinating picture of this cherished American holiday. She examines numerous Thanksgiving claims which were antecedents to the national holiday we celebrate today, raises the turkey question—does everyone eat turkey on Thanksgiving?—and shows Sarah Josepha Hale's instrumental role in establishing the holiday. Get ready to delve into the rich past of Thanksgiving in an enlightening history that uncovers the true story.
Thanksgiving is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Penny Colman
Penny Colman is the author of many nonfiction books, including Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts, Elizabeth Cady and Susan B. Anthony, and Rosie the Riveter. She lives in Englewood, New Jersey.
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Reviews for Thanksgiving
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This was definitely an interesting and abbreviated read about Thanksgiving. I can say I truly enjoyed the thought of exploring the origins of this holiday since almost everyone knows the origins of our other "holidays". What bothered me most about the book were the original twelve claims but none of them were truly touched upon. There was maybe a sentence or two plus the graph giving what promotional information was given for it, the year and of course the reasoning behind it for the thanksgiving. Otherwise with the exception of the "Pilgrims and Indians" there wasn't anything to get your teeth on with those early times of celebration. The author did a good job of working upon the subject and introducing us to some history that is normally not covered. But also as a result she ended out leaving out other parts of information that we know a bit about that would have been interesting to get a bit more so altogether information-wise the book was just an introductory book for those who are curious about Thanksgiving while not more. The pictures, the inclusions of survey answers and the author's own memories make it a bit more personal to the reader but I didn't like the way that she ended it with all those questions towards the end. So the book just ends up evenly balancing itself out to me.