Merry Christmas! Celebrating AmericaÕs Greatest Holiday
Author | : Karal Ann Marling |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674040627 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674040625 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Merry Christmas! Celebrating AmericaÕs Greatest Holiday by : Karal Ann Marling
Download or read book Merry Christmas! Celebrating AmericaÕs Greatest Holiday written by Karal Ann Marling and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It wouldn't be Christmas without the "things." How they came to mean so much, and to play such a prominent role in America's central holiday, is the tale told in this delightful and edifying book. In a style characteristically engaging and erudite, Karal Ann Marling, one of our most trenchant observers of American culture, describes the outsize spectacle that Christmas has become.