American Holidays, A Natural History

This dissertation examines the production and consumption of nature in middle-class American holidays. Focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it follows the creation of new symbols and practices associated with Easter, the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas. In each of these h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prendergast, Neil
Other Authors: Morrissey, Katherine
Language:en
Published: The University of Arizona. 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/204910