400 years of Thanksgiving!

Send us Fan MailLooking for a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving; the Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience is a fun, fact filled, well written, and beautifully illustrated book  that would make a perfect gift. Did you know America will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the original Thanksgiving dinner this year?  Join me in a great conversation with  Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of  Thanksgiving; the Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience published by the fabulous Encounter Books. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, a Senior Fellow at the prestigious Hudson Institute, traces the origins of Thanksgiving and what this most American holiday has come to mean to our national identity.  In separating myth from fact, she very adroitly shows why Thanksgiving is an important day  of  national unity for all American citizens.  History, politics, religion, economics. food and football  are interwoven in the story of  a holiday four centuries in the making.  The book is filled with tidbits of historical facts and anecdotes about our most cherished holiday.  Be sure to check out the recipes in the back.  I am going to try the Indian pudding!!                The Hudson Institute can be found at https://www.hudsoninstitute.org   Encounter Books can be found at  https://www.encounterbooks.com    Melanie Kirkpatrick can be found at https://www.melaniekirkpatrick.comfind Michele on twitter @michelemcaloon1let me know what is your favorite Thanksgiving dish.  Mine is cranberries and corn bread sausage stuffing!!!