
The First Thanksgiving
What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History
- 219 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
The First Thanksgiving
What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History
About this book
Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist
The Pilgrims' celebration of the first Thanksgiving is a keystone of America's national and spiritual identity. But is what we've been taught about them or their harvest feast what actually happened? And if not, what difference does it make?
Through the captivating story of the birth of this quintessentially American holiday, veteran historian Tracy McKenzie helps us to better understand the tale of America's origins—and for Christians, to grasp the significance of this story and those like it. McKenzie avoids both idolizing and demonizing the Pilgrims, and calls us to love and learn from our flawed yet fascinating forebears.
The First Thanksgiving is narrative history at its best, and promises to be an indispensable guide to the interplay of historical thinking and Christian reflection on the meaning of the past for the present.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Looking Underneath the House
- 2 Remembering Odbody’s Axiom
- 3 Pursuing Authentic Education
- 4 Finding Heroes, Not Idols
- Photos
- 5 Seeing Rhinos, Not Unicorns
- 6 Discarding False Memories
- 7 Understanding Revisionism
- 8 Receiving Gifts from the Past
- Suggested Reading
- Notes
- Image Credits
- Index
- About the Author
- Related Titles