Christmas in America
Author: David Cohen
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780002179683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Captioned photographs depict Christmas time throughout the United States.
Author: David Cohen
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780002179683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Captioned photographs depict Christmas time throughout the United States.
Author: Penne L. Restad
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996-12-05
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0199923582
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The manger or Macy's? Americans might well wonder which is the real shrine of Christmas, as they take part each year in a mix of churchgoing, shopping, and family togetherness. But the history of Christmas cannot be summed up so easily as the commercialization of a sacred day. As Penne Restad reveals in this marvelous new book, it has always been an ambiguous meld of sacred thoughts and worldly actions-- as well as a fascinating reflection of our changing society. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday. In colonial times, it was celebrated either as an utterly solemn or a wildly social event--if it was celebrated at all. Virginians hunted, danced, and feasted. City dwellers flooded the streets in raucous demonstrations. Puritan New Englanders denounced the whole affair. Restad shows that as times changed, Christmas changed--and grew in popularity. In the early 1800s, New York served as an epicenter of the newly emerging holiday, drawing on its roots as a Dutch colony (St. Nicholas was particularly popular in the Netherlands, even after the Reformation), and aided by such men as Washington Irving. In 1822, another New Yorker named Clement Clarke Moore penned a poem now known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," virtually inventing the modern Santa Claus. Well-to-do townspeople displayed a German novelty, the decorated fir tree, in their parlors; an enterprising printer discovered the money to be made from Christmas cards; and a hodgepodge of year-end celebrations began to coalesce around December 25 and the figure of Santa. The homecoming significance of the holiday increased with the Civil War, and by the end of the nineteenth century a full- fledged national holiday had materialized, forged out of borrowed and invented custom alike, and driven by a passion for gift-giving. In the twentieth century, Christmas seeped into every niche of our conscious and unconscious lives to become a festival of epic proportions. Indeed, Restad carries the story through to our own time, unwrapping the messages hidden inside countless movies, books, and television shows, revealing the inescapable presence--and ambiguous meaning--of Christmas in contemporary culture. Filled with colorful detail and shining insight, Christmas in America reveals not only much about the emergence of the holiday, but also what our celebrations tell us about ourselves. From drunken revelry along colonial curbstones to family rituals around the tree, from Thomas Nast drawing the semiofficial portrait of St. Nick to the making of the film Home Alone, Restad's sparkling account offers much to amuse and ponder.
Author: World Book, Inc
Publisher: World Book .com
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780716608806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Each 80-page Christmas Around the World Book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, spe cial sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.
Author: Callista Gingrich
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2015-10-12
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 1621574490
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A book to challenge the status quo, spark a debate, and get people talking about the issues and questions we face as a country!
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Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781402764400
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Emily writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring the five boroughs of New York City at Christmastime, as her cousin Daniel shows her everything from a pigeon in a Central Park tree to twelve streamers twirling on New Year's Eve. Includes facts about New York City.
Author: Susan Rosson Spain
Publisher: Twelve Days of Christmas in Am
Published: 2018-09-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781454929956
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN GEORGIA . . . now in board! This popular holiday book is now available in a sturdy board edition for very young children. The original text has been simplified to focus on the merry lyrics in this fun take on the classic Christmas song. It's a happy, festive way for families to celebrate the place where they live. Merry Christmas from the Peach State! Enjoy a Southern-style holiday with 11 rockers rocking, 6 puppets playing, a thrasher in a live oak tree, and more Georgia fun.
Author: Sue Corbett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781402763441
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William writes a letter home each of the twelve days he spends exploring Virginia at Christmastime, as his cousin Madison shows him everything from a cardinal in a dogwood tree to eight bluegrass fiddlers fiddling to twelve Eastern Shore plovers looping. Includes facts about Virginia.
Author: Jennifer J. Stewart
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781402770364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Isabella writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring Arizona at Christmastime, as her cousin Carlos shows her everything from a cactus wren in a palo verde tree to twelve Grand Canyon mules. Includes facts about Arizona.
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Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781402738173
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Through letters and a funny story based on the classic Christmas song, popular illustrator Remkiewicz takes youngsters on a holiday trip to Florida while presenting fun facts about the Sunshine State. Full color.