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We gather together : a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace  Cover Image Book Book

We gather together : a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace / Denise Kiernan.

Kiernan, Denise, (author.).

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 publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9780593183250
  • ISBN: 0593183258
  • Physical Description: 294 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2020]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
And thus commenced ... -- An evolution of gratitude -- Media Madonna -- Of presidents and proclamations -- Now more than ever -- To these bounties -- Of tragedy and gratitude -- On a Thursday in November -- Reasonable hopes -- A tradition in question -- My heartfelt prayer -- Pomp and changing circumstance -- Milestones and missteps -- The pain of evolution -- Choose gratitude.
Subject: Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.
Thanksgiving Day > History.
Holidays > United States > History.
Women authors, American > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 394.2649 KIERNAN 2020 (Text) 0001002379947 Nonfiction Available -

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