Overview
From Ancient Rome through 21st-century America, bestselling author Denise Kiernan brings us a biography of an idea:Ā gratitude, asĀ a compelling human instinct and a global concept, more than just a mere holiday. Spanning centuries,Ā We Gather TogetherĀ isĀ anchored amid the strife of the Civil War, and driven by the fascinating story of Sarah Josepha Hale, a widowed mother with no formalĀ schooling who became one of the 19thĀ centuryās most influential tastemakers and who campaigned for decades to make real an annualĀ day of thanks.
Populated by an enthralling supporting cast of characters including Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, WaltĀ Whitman, Norman Rockwell, and others,Ā We Gather TogetherĀ is ultimately a story of tenacity and dedication, an inspiring tale of how imperfect people inĀ challenging times can create powerful legacies.Ā
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Working at the helm of one of the most widely read magazines in the nation, Hale published Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne,Ā Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others, while introducing American readers to such newfangled concepts as ādomestic science,ā whiteĀ wedding gowns, and the Christmas tree. A prolific writer, Hale penned novels, recipe books, essays and more, including theĀ ubiquitous childrenās poem, āMary Had a Little Lamb.ā And Hale herself never stopped pushing the leaders of her time, in pursuit ofĀ her goal.Ā
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The man who finally granted her wish about a national āthanksgivingā was Lincoln, the president of the war-torn nation in which Hale would never have the right toĀ vote.Ā
Illuminating, wildly discussable, part myth-busting, part call to action,Ā We Gather TogetherĀ is full of unexpected delights and uneasyĀ truths. The stories of indigenous peoples, immigrant communities, womenās rights activists, abolitionists, and more, will inspireĀ readers to rethink and reclaim what it means to give thanks inĀ thisĀ day and age. The bookās message of gratitudeāespecially whenĀ embraced during the hardest of timesāmakes it one to read and share, over and over, at any time of year.
This book title, We Gather Together (A Nation Divided, a President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace), ISBN: 9780593183250, by Denise Kiernan, published by Penguin Publishing Group (November 10, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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