We gather together, a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace, Denise Kiernan
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We gather together, a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace, Denise Kiernan
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
We gather together
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1191457607
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Denise Kiernan
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a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace
Summary
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Castle and The Girls of Atomic City comes the fascinating story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission--one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln"--, Provided by publisherFrom Ancient Rome through 21st-century America, bestselling author Denise Kiernan brings us a biography of an idea: gratitude, as a compelling human instinct and a global concept, more than just a mere holiday. Spanning centuries, We Gather Together is anchored amid the strife of the Civil War, and driven by the fascinating story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a widowed mother with no formal schooling who became one of the 19th century's most influential tastemakers and who campaigned for decades to make real an annual day of thanks. Populated by an enthralling supporting cast of characters including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Walt Whitman, Norman Rockwell, and others, We Gather Together is ultimately a story of tenacity and dedication, an inspiring tale of how imperfect people in challenging times can create powerful legacies
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adult
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- Biographies
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
- 1861-1865
- Social aspects
- Holidays -- United States -- History
- History
- Thanksgiving Day
- Women authors, American
- Holidays
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious)
- Thanksgiving Day + History
- American Civil War, (United States :, 1861-1865)
- United States
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
- Women authors, American -- Biography
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- Biographies
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship
- 1861-1865
- Social aspects
- Holidays -- United States -- History
- History
- Thanksgiving Day
- Women authors, American
- Holidays
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Holidays (non-religious)
- Thanksgiving Day + History
- American Civil War, (United States :, 1861-1865)
- United States
- HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
- Women authors, American -- Biography
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