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245 00 a| Encyclopedia of American holidays and national days /c| edited by Len Travers.;

260 a| Westport, Conn. :b| Greenwood Press,c| 2006.;

300 a| 2 volumes (xvi, 614 pages) :b| illustrations ;c| 27 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-584) and index.;

505 0 a| v. 1. Introduction -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday / Clayborne Carson -- The Monday Holidays Act and other "Saint Mondays" -- Holidays for heroes of the lost cause: Lee, Jackson, and Davis / Karen L. Cox -- Super Bowl Sunday: an American holiday? / Peter Hopsicker and Mark S. Dyreson -- Hearts and flowers -- Washington, Lincoln, and Presidents' Day -- Mardi Gras and carnival / Samuel Kinser --St. Patrick's Day / Mike Cronin and Daryl Adair -- Passover in America / Erika Meitner -- Easter / Bruce T. Morrill -- VE and VJ Day / J. Stanley Lemons -- Earth Day / J. Brooks Flippen -- Arbor Day / Shaul Cohen -- May Day in Urban America / Donna T. Haverty-Stacke -- Cinco de Mayo and 16th of September / Louis M. Holscher -- Mother's Day / Kathleen W. Jones -- Father's Day -- Memorial Day / Matthew Dennis -- A holiday for a flag -- Emancipation and African American slave festivals / Mitch Kachun -- Powwow / William K. Powers -- Gay Pride Day / Timothy Stewart-Winter -- v. 2. Independence Day / Matthew Dennis -- "Agitate, educate, organize": Labor Day in America / Ellen M. Litwicki -- American Indian Day / Nicolas G. Rosenthal -- Columbus Day: the navigation of unchartered waters / Claudia L. Bushman -- Halloween / Jack Santino -- Election Day -- Pope's Day/Guy Fawkes Day / Brendan McConville -- Veterans Day / G. Kurt Piebler -- Thanksgiving / James W. Baker -- Hanukkah in America / Dianne Ashton -- Forefathers Day / James W. Baker -- Christmas / Penne Restad -- Kwanzaa / Keith A. Mayes -- From New York's Eve to First Night.;

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Encyclopedia of American holidays and national days / edited by Len Travers.

Other author	Travers, Len, 1952-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
Description	2 volumes (xvi, 614 pages) : illustrations ; 27 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Holidays--United States. --Encyclopedias. United States--Social life and customs. --Encyclopedias.

Contents	v. 1. Introduction -- Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday / Clayborne Carson -- The Monday Holidays Act and other "Saint Mondays" -- Holidays for heroes of the lost cause: Lee, Jackson, and Davis / Karen L. Cox -- Super Bowl Sunday: an American holiday? / Peter Hopsicker and Mark S. Dyreson -- Hearts and flowers -- Washington, Lincoln, and Presidents' Day -- Mardi Gras and carnival / Samuel Kinser --St. Patrick's Day / Mike Cronin and Daryl Adair -- Passover in America / Erika Meitner -- Easter / Bruce T. Morrill -- VE and VJ Day / J. Stanley Lemons -- Earth Day / J. Brooks Flippen -- Arbor Day / Shaul Cohen -- May Day in Urban America / Donna T. Haverty-Stacke -- Cinco de Mayo and 16th of September / Louis M. Holscher -- Mother's Day / Kathleen W. Jones -- Father's Day -- Memorial Day / Matthew Dennis -- A holiday for a flag -- Emancipation and African American slave festivals / Mitch Kachun -- Powwow / William K. Powers -- Gay Pride Day / Timothy Stewart-Winter -- v. 2. Independence Day / Matthew Dennis -- "Agitate, educate, organize": Labor Day in America / Ellen M. Litwicki -- American Indian Day / Nicolas G. Rosenthal -- Columbus Day: the navigation of unchartered waters / Claudia L. Bushman -- Halloween / Jack Santino -- Election Day -- Pope's Day/Guy Fawkes Day / Brendan McConville -- Veterans Day / G. Kurt Piebler -- Thanksgiving / James W. Baker -- Hanukkah in America / Dianne Ashton -- Forefathers Day / James W. Baker -- Christmas / Penne Restad -- Kwanzaa / Keith A. Mayes -- From New York's Eve to First Night.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-584) and index.
LCCN	2005036319
ISBN	0313331308 (set)
ISBN	9780313331305 (set)
ISBN	0313331316 (v. 1)
ISBN	9780313331312 (v. 1)
ISBN	0313331324 (v. 2)
ISBN	9780313331329 (v. 2)

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