Nissenbaum, Stephen
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Hardcover
Published: 1996
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN / EAN: 0679412239
In 1659 the Massachusetts Bay General Court declared the celebration of Christmas to be a criminal offense. What the Puritans were trying to suppress was a holiday marked by boisterous invasions of the homes of wealthy. As recently as the early 19 century
