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Camilla Townsend, America's First Thanksgiving

Frank Buckley Interviews

CHAPTER

The Origins of Thanksgiving as a National Holiday

This chapter explores how Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the United States, starting with its official sanction by Abraham Lincoln and later efforts to make it a long weekend. It also delves into the commercialization of Thanksgiving during the reconstruction period.

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