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- catalog abstract "The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, and other celebrations matter to Americans and reflect the state of American, local and national politics. The author explores this vast political and cultural terrain, charting how Americans have defined their identities through celebration.".
- catalog contributor b12548143.
- catalog coverage "United States Historiography.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction. Identity, history, and the American calendar -- 1. Political fireworks: American Independence Day, 1776-2000 -- 2. Haven in a heartless calendar: America's Thanksgiving, 1621-2000 -- 3. Reinventing America: Columbus Day and centenary celebrations of his voyage of "discovery," 1792-1992 -- 4. Washington, Lincoln, and the unheroic Presidents' Day -- 5. St. Monday: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the celebration of leisure -- 6. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: inventing an American tradition -- Epilogue. The future of the past.".
- catalog description "The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, and other celebrations matter to Americans and reflect the state of American, local and national politics. The author explores this vast political and cultural terrain, charting how Americans have defined their identities through celebration.".
- catalog extent "xi, 338 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Red, white, and blue letter days.".
- catalog identifier "0801436478 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Red, white, and blue letter days.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog relation "Red, white, and blue letter days.".
- catalog spatial "United States Historiography.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "394.26973 21".
- catalog subject "GT4803.A2 D46 2002".
- catalog subject "Holidays United States History.".
- catalog subject "Memory Social aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "National characteristics, American.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. Identity, history, and the American calendar -- 1. Political fireworks: American Independence Day, 1776-2000 -- 2. Haven in a heartless calendar: America's Thanksgiving, 1621-2000 -- 3. Reinventing America: Columbus Day and centenary celebrations of his voyage of "discovery," 1792-1992 -- 4. Washington, Lincoln, and the unheroic Presidents' Day -- 5. St. Monday: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the celebration of leisure -- 6. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: inventing an American tradition -- Epilogue. The future of the past.".
- catalog title "Red, white, and blue letter days : an American calendar / Matthew Dennis.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".