The First Thanksgiving
What the Real Story Tells US About Loving God and Learning From History
InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · August 1, 2013
Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist The Pilgrims' celebration of the first Thanksgiving is a keystone of America's national and spiritual identity.
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar American origin story opens onto thoughtful questions about history, faith, and how we remember.
- Themes
- The origins of Thanksgiving, Historical thinking and memory, Christian reflection on the past
- Genres
- Colonial America (to 1775), Christian History, Christian Holidays
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Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist The Pilgrims' celebration of the first Thanksgiving is a keystone of America's national and spiritual identity. But is what we've been taught about them or their harvest feast what actually happened? And if not, what difference does it make?
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Through the captivating story of the birth of this quintessentially American holiday, veteran historian Tracy McKenzie helps us to better understand the tale of America's origins—and for Christians, to grasp the significance of this story and those like it. McKenzie avoids both idolizing and demonizing the Pilgrims, and calls us to love and learn from our flawed yet fascinating forebears. The First Thanksgiving is narrative history at its best, and promises to be an indispensable guide to the interplay of historical thinking and Christian reflection on the meaning of the past for the present.
The Past, Reconsidered
A familiar American origin story opens onto thoughtful questions about history, faith, and how we remember.
Come here for
- A closer look at the story behind Thanksgiving
- Reflection on learning from flawed forebears
Expect
- Narrative history joined with Christian reflection
- A measured alternative to idolizing or demonizing the Pilgrims
Where it sits
| Colonial America (to 1775) | 70% |
|---|---|
| Christian Holidays | 68% |
| Christian History | 51% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Studying History
- Christian History
- Christian Holidays
- Authors
- Robert Tracy McKenzie
- Publisher
- InterVarsity Press
- Published
- August 1, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- The origins of Thanksgiving · Historical thinking and memory · Christian reflection on the past
- Reading lane
- Studying History