Thanksgiving – An Almost Uniquely American Feast Even if the Lore is More Fanciful than the History
Thanksgiving, like other holidays—Valentine’s Day and Halloween immediately come to mind, and some might even include Christmas—has its roots in history, in a true story. That history is enshrined in lore that takes vicarious paths around a factual nucleus and, through the telling over and over again, generation after generation, develops its own regional flavor and flair.
