The Strangers Gift A Christmas And New Years Present

Download or read book The Stranger's Gift: a Christmas and New Year's Present written by Hermann Bokum and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-10-11 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.

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Download or read book Christmas in Pennsylvania written by Alfred Lewis Shoemaker and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1959 and written by a pioneer in American folk-life studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in Pennsylvania. Composed of interviews and newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through to the early twentieth century. In this edition, Don Yoder has contributed a new foreword, providing insight into Alfred L. Shoemaker's influential career and the significance of this still vital work, and an afterword, offering a look at recent research on Christmas customs.

Download or read book Christmas in Pennsylvania written by Alfred L. Shoemaker and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling classic with historical accounts, full-color vintage images, and a selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.

Download or read book The Stranger's Gifts written by Hermann Bokum and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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