The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History

McKenzie, Robert Tracy

ISBN 10: 0830825746 / ISBN 13: 9780830825745

Published by IVP Academic, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830825746
• ISBN 13: 9780830825745
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

<p><strong><em>Foreword</em> Book of the Year Award Finalist</strong></p><p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p><em>The First Thanksgiving</em> 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.</p>

About the Author

<p>Robert Tracy McKenzie (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning and professor of history at Wheaton College. His books include <em>Lincolnites and Rebels</em>, <em>A Little Book for New Historians</em>, and <em>The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History</em>.</p>