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The First Thanksgiving

Name: The First Thanksgiving
ISBN: 9780830825745

What the Real Story Tells US About Loving God and Learning From History

Robert Tracy McKenzie

InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · August 1, 2013

Reading lane: Thanksgiving

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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Why This Clicks

The Past, Reconsidered

A familiar American origin story opens onto thoughtful questions about history, faith, and how we remember.

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A closer look at the story behind Thanksgiving
Reflection on learning from flawed forebears

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Narrative history joined with Christian reflection
A measured alternative to idolizing or demonizing the Pilgrims

Book Details

Authors: Robert Tracy McKenzie
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: August 1, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Thanksgiving · Colonial America (to 1775)
Reading lane: Thanksgiving

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Studying History
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? 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.