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03850aam a22004938i 4500 001 997F960CDAFE11EB9BE3539D58ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210702012738 007 tb 008 210209r20212020meu db 000 0 eng 010 $a 2021003624 020 $a 143288767X 020 $a 9781432887674 035 $a (OCoLC)1237652295 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IHY $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 10 $a GT4975 $b .K52 2021 082 00 $a 394.2649 $2 23 100 1 $a Kiernan, Denise, $e author. 245 10 $a We gather together : $b a nation divided, a president in turmoil, and a historic campaign to embrace gratitude and grace / $c Denise Kiernan. 250 $a Large print edition. 264 1 $a [Waterville, Maine] : $b Thorndike Press, $c 2021. 300 $a 387 pages (large print) ; $c 22 cm 340 $n Large print $2 rda 490 1 $a Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction 500 $a Originally published: New York, NY : Dutton, 2020. 520 $a "From Ancient Rome through 21st-century America, bestselling author Denise Kiernan brings us a biography of an idea: gratitude, as a compelling human instinct and a global concept, more than just a mere holiday. Spanning centuries, We Gather Together is anchored amid the strife of the Civil War, and driven by the fascinating story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a widowed mother with no formal schooling who became one of the 19th century's most influential tastemakers and who campaigned for decades to make real an annual day of thanks. Populated by an enthralling supporting cast of characters including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Walt Whitman, Norman Rockwell, and others, We Gather Together is ultimately a story of tenacity and dedication, an inspiring tale of how imperfect people in challenging times can create powerful legacies. Working at the helm of one of the most widely read magazines in the nation, Hale published Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others, while introducing American readers to such newfangled concepts as "domestic science," white wedding gowns, and the Christmas tree. A prolific writer, Hale penned novels, recipe books, essays and more, including the ubiquitous children's poem, "Mary Had a Little Lamb." And Hale herself never stopped pushing the leaders of her time, in pursuit of her goal. The man who finally granted her wish about a national "thanksgiving" was Lincoln, the president of the war-torn nation in which Hale would never have the right to vote. Illuminating, wildly discussable, part myth-busting, part call to action, We Gather Together is full of unexpected delights and uneasy truths. The stories of indigenous peoples, immigrant communities, women's rights activists, abolitionists, and more, will inspire readers to rethink and reclaim what it means to give thanks in this day and age. The book's message of gratitude--especially when embraced during the hardest of times--makes it one to read and share, over and over, at any time of year"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, $d 1788-1879. 650 0 $a Thanksgiving Day $x History. 650 0 $a Holidays $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Women authors, American $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Social aspects. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Large type books. 830 0 $a Thorndike Press large print history fact and fiction. 941 $a 5 945 $a lpt 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728021035.0 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20211116014727.0 952 $l BKPC251 $d 20210929155447.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210803014637.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210702012858.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=997F960CDAFE11EB9BE3539D58ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search