Red, white, and blue letter days, an American calendar, Matthew Dennis
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Red, white, and blue letter days, an American calendar, Matthew Dennis
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Red, white, and blue letter days
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bibliography
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49552445
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Matthew Dennis
Sub title
an American calendar
Table Of Contents
Introduction. Identity, history, and the American calendar -- 1. Political fireworks: American Independence Day, 1776-2000 -- 2. Haven in a heartless calendar: America's Thanksgiving, 1621-2000 -- 3. Reinventing America: Columbus Day and centenary celebrations of his voyage of "discovery, " 1792-1992 -- 4. Washington, Lincoln, and the unheroic Presidents' Day -- 5. St. Monday: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the celebration of leisure -- 6. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: inventing an American tradition -- Epilogue. The future of the past
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