America's Public Holidays, 1865-1920

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Holidays, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Ellen M. Litwicki ISBN: 9781588344168
Publisher: Smithsonian Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Smithsonian Books Language: English
Author: Ellen M. Litwicki
ISBN: 9781588344168
Publisher: Smithsonian
Publication: August 6, 2013
Imprint: Smithsonian Books
Language: English

From the revered Memorial Day to the forgotten Lasties Day, America's Public Holidays is a timely and thoughtful analysis of how the civic culture of America has been fashioned. By analyzing how holidays became a forum for expressing patriotism, how public tradition has been invented, and how the definition of America itself was changed, Ellen Litwicki tells the intriguing story of the elite effort to create new holidays and the variety of responses from ordinary Americans.

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From the revered Memorial Day to the forgotten Lasties Day, America's Public Holidays is a timely and thoughtful analysis of how the civic culture of America has been fashioned. By analyzing how holidays became a forum for expressing patriotism, how public tradition has been invented, and how the definition of America itself was changed, Ellen Litwicki tells the intriguing story of the elite effort to create new holidays and the variety of responses from ordinary Americans.

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