Christmas in America: A History by Penne Lee Restad
In Christmas in America, Restad explores the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday.
Christmas in America
Summary
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. In Christmas in America, Restad brilliantly captures the rise and transformation of our most universal national holiday.
Christmas in America Summary
Christmas in America Reviews
both informative and illuminating, a gem of cultural history ... Best of all, Restad offers an intelligent and richly furnished answer to all the Christmas killjoys who shake their heads over modern materialism and secularism. * Christina Hardyment, The Independent *
a charmingly informative work of social history * Sally Singer, The Guardian *
a charmingly informative work of social history * Sally Singer, The Guardian *
About Penne Lee Restad
Penne L. Restad is a freelance writer.
Additional information
NLS9780195109801
9780195109801
0195109805
Christmas in America: A History by Penne Lee Restad
New
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
1997-11-06
230
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