The Battle for Christmas
The Battle for Christmas

Author: Stephen Nissenbaum

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2010-12-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0307760227

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Drawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children. Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers extorted food and drink from the well-to-do. In this intriguing and innovative work of social history, Stephen Nissenbaum rediscovers Christmas's carnival origins and shows how it was transformed, during the nineteenth century, into a festival of domesticity and consumerism. Bursting with detail, filled with subversive readings of such seasonal classics as "A Visit from St. Nicholas” and A Christmas Carol, The Battle for Christmas captures the glorious strangeness of the past even as it helps us better understand our present.

Citizen and Farmer's Almanac, for the Year ..; Volume 1802
Citizen and Farmer's Almanac, for the Year ..; Volume 1802

Author: Sharp Joshua

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019648247

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An invaluable resource for farmers, gardeners, and anyone looking to track the weather, the Citizens' and Farmers' Almanac provides detailed astrological information, seasonal forecasts, tide tables, and more. With informative articles on topics ranging from home remedies to raising chickens, this almanac is a must-have for anyone interested in self-sufficient living. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.