Tag: Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving Special Magazine: Godey’s Lady’s Book
Godey’s Lady’s Book, published between 1830 and 1898, established the foundation for contemporary American fashion magazines. The longest running ongoing publication to address interests of women in the nineteenth century, Godey’s Lady’s Book included fashion coverage, domestic matters such as housekeeping and cooking, and fiction and poetry written by American authors. The magazine’s longtime editor, Sarah Josepha Hale,…
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Giving Thanks
Americans have celebrated the annual Thanksgiving holiday so long that it has become part of our national mythology. In fact, it has only been an official, national celebration since 1863, proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln as a way of uniting a disheartened and divided country during the American Civil War. The holiday itself…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hi, everybody! We just want to wish you a very happy Thanksgiving holiday! There are lots of sites that can give you the history of the holiday in depth, so we’re just going to leave you with some evocative pictures instead. Thanksgiving is a holiday where Americans traditionally (i.e. from 1863 on) sit down together…