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The Battle for Christmas
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 28, 1997
Price: $17.95
"Fascinating."
--The New York Times Book Review
Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers extorted food and drink from the well-to-do. In this intriguing... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: October 28, 1997
Price: $17.95
"Fascinating."
--The New York Times Book Review
Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had their reasons, since Christmas was once an occasion for drunkenness and riot, when poor "wassailers extorted food and drink from the well-to-do. In this intriguing... Read more >
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