Displaying 1 of 1 2020 Format: Book Author: Kiernan, Denise, author. Title: We gather together : a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace / Denise Kiernan. Publisher, Date: [New York, New York] : Dutton, [2020] Description: 294 pages ; 22 cm Summary: "The ... story of America's national day of thanks and of the tenacious and inspiring Sarah Josepha Hale, a nineteenth-century woman who made establishing this holiday her life's mission--one brought to fruition by the wise support of Abraham Lincoln"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879. Thanksgiving Day -- History. Holidays -- United States -- History. Women authors, American -- Biography. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects. Notes: Pre-publication subtitle: A nation at war, a president in turmoil, and one American's campaign to return us all to a state of grace. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: And thus commenced ... -- An evolution of gratitude -- Media Madonna -- Of presidents and proclamations -- Now more than ever -- To these bounties -- Of tragedy and gratitude -- On a Thursday in November -- Reasonable hopes -- A tradition in question -- My heartfelt prayer -- Pomp and changing circumstance -- Milestones and missteps -- The pain of evolution -- Choose gratitude. LCCN: 2020030538 ISBN: 9780593183250 Other Number: 1191457607 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 873130 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 394.264 Kiernan Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
