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Harvesting History: Thanksgiving Stories from History

As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s a wonderful time to explore the history behind the holiday and the events that shaped it. This isn’t just about turkeys and Pilgrims, though! In this booklist, you’ll find engaging stories that highlight important historical moments and figures connected to Thanksgiving in the years before and after the first Thankgiving at Plymouth.

Thank You, Sarah

Story of the woman who campaigned to revitalize Thanksgiving as a national holiday

An Outlaw Thanksgiving

True story of a Wild West Thanksgiving celebration with Butch Cassidy and his gang

America’s Real First Thanksgiving

Story of a Spanish Thanksgiving celebration in 1560s Florida

Balloons Over Broadway

Story of the puppeteer who invented the balloons for the Macy’s Thankgiving parade

Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration

Story of the harvest and sharing celebration of the Narragansett people

Rivka’s First Thanksgiving

Story of a 1910s girl who see parallels between the Pilgrims and her Jewish immigrant community

Thanksgiving in the White House

Story of young Tad Lincoln getting his pet turkey pardoned

1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving

Excellent explanation of what really happened at the first Thanksgiving, including recipes

A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841

Fictional exploration of a pioneer family’s frontier Thanksgiving

Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story

Story of the Indigenous significance of Thanksgiving, with recipes

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