Thanksgiving Book: An Illustrated Treasury of Lore, Tales, Poems, Prayers, and the Best...

By Jerome Agel, Jason Shulman, Willard Scott

Book Overview

Thanksgiving is America's most popular holiday. It's a time for family and traditions, and this wonderful book, filled with ideas, recipes, poems, and stories will help to make the holiday even more... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0831780207
• ISBN13: 9780831780203
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Smithmark Publishers
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Thanksgiving- everybody's favorite holiday, which brings friends and family together- a day to recall our nation's beginnings, give thanks for our blessings, eat heartily, and have fun! Inside this book, you will find: * A brief history of Thanksgiving-how it developed from Pilgrims to Presidentsa and from harvest festival to national institution in the United States and Canada * Thanksgiving prayers-Psalms and indian offerings to bring a special spirit to the holiday * Favorite holiday readings from beloved American authors such as Hawthorne, Emerson, and O. Henry * Music and lyrics for favorite songs such as "Amazing Grace" and "Turkey In the Straw" * After dinner games to delight the whole family, including Charades, Dictionary, and Telephone * Thanksgiving recipes-featuring a sampler from country inns and historic villages, plus recipes for Country Corn Chowder, Roast Turkey with Lemon and Ham Stuffing Balls, Mama Boyd's Sweet Potato Pie, and many, many more! * Thanksgiving memories-a special section that makes this book your personal family album with pages for photos and events to remember...the people...the food...even the football scores!