1621 A New Look at Thanksgiving

Name: 1621 A New Look at Thanksgiving
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ISBN: 9780792261391

ISBN-10: 0792261399

ISBN-13: 9780792261391

Edition: 2004

Authors: Catherine O'Neill Grace, Sisse Brimberg, Margaret M. Bruchac, Catherine O'Neill Grace, Plimoth Plantation

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In cooperation with the Plimoth Plantation, a living-history museum in Massachusetts, National Geographic has recreated the first Thanksgiving. Photographs by National Geographic photographers of the recreation at Plimoth Plantation illustrate this book. In 1621, in a small settlement on the edge of the sea, 52 English colonists celebrated their first harvest. The colonists were joined by 90 men of the Wampanoag tribe for a gathering that was to last three days in a town now known as Plymouth. Over the centuries, there have been countless versions of this story, creating a popular myth of the first Thanksgiving. Many Americans imagine brave, peaceful settlers inviting a few wild Indians…

Book details

List price: $7.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Publication date: 10/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 48
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.90" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: A Bountiful Harvest


People of the First Light


Hampanoag Language


Colonizing the New World


Wampanoag Diplomacy


Making a Myth


The Harvest


The Land's Plenty


Giving Thanks


Evolution of a Holiday


Conclusion: A Broken Peace



Bringing the Past to Life


Chronology


Bibliography & Index


Credits