Lucille Johnson
"Great for gifts", this lively history of our first American holidays — Thanksgiving, The Fourth of July, and Presidents Day — is a compelling journey into the origins of our democracy. Thoroughly researched, Johnston’s third book grabs our attention with exciting stories and painting reproductions and gives us the sense of being there when this nation began. Celebrations of a Nation explores the education, vision, struggles and triumphs of our forefathers in their own words, and ties them together in a colorful, novel-like way. Informative and inspiring, we learn how the Christian values of charity, equality, and freedom were built into the foundation of American democracy. From the words of the Pilgrims who gave us the First Thanksgiving, the Revolutionaries who gave us Independence Day, the Founders who wrote The Declaration of Independence and our Constitution, and from our most honored Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln — we learn how our freedoms were created and secured and why we celebrate these meaningful holidays. Celebrations of a Nation is a classic and colorful resource on how and why the United States began, our first National holidays, and the personal faith of those who gave us our unique American democracy.
200 Pages, 30 Illustrations, References, Bibliography, Index, 5.5 x 8.