Nissenbaum, Stephen.
Summary: Americans who complain about the modern-day commercialization of Christmas may be surprised to discover that dissatisfaction with the way the holiday has been observed is by no means a new phenomenon. In 1659 the Massachusetts General Court declared the celebration of Christmas to be a criminal offense. What the Puritans were trying to suppress was a season of excess rooted in the ancient...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.26 NISSummary: Return to Colonial New England for a fresh look at the infamous events of Puritan Salem.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2004
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