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Red, White and Blue Letter Days
2011-11-26T12:02:13-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYThlXC8yMDExMTEyNjEyMTQwMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Matthew Dennis talked about his book Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, published by Cornell University Press. The book examines the roots of major American holidays including Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, and Martin Luther King Day. The author looks at what made these national holidays and talks about the ways that modern commercialism has obscured the original intents of these holidays. After his presentation, the author answered questions from members of the audience.
Matthew Dennis talked about his book Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, published by Cornell University Press. The book…
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Matthew Dennis talked about his book Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, published by Cornell University Press. The book examines the roots of major American holidays including Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, and Martin Luther King Day. The author looks at what made these national holidays and talks about the ways that modern commercialism has obscured the original intents of these holidays. After his presentation, the author answered questions from members of the audience. close
Matthew Dennis talked about his book Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, published by Cornell University Press. The book… read more
Matthew Dennis talked about his book Red, White, and Blue Letter Days: An American Calendar, published by Cornell University Press. The book examines the roots of major American holidays including Thanksgiving, Memorial Day, Presidents' Day, and Martin Luther King Day. The author looks at what made these national holidays and talks about the ways that modern commercialism has obscured the original intents of these holidays. After his presentation, the author answered questions from members of the audience. close
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