Christmas in Pennsylvania by Shoemaker, Alfred L.

Christmas in Pennsylvania (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781493046744)

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Christmas in Pennsylvania by Shoemaker, Alfred L.

Christmas in Pennsylvania

$27.95
Christmas in Pennsylvania by Shoemaker, Alfred L.

Christmas in Pennsylvania

$27.95
Format: Hardcover
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Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.

Author: Alfred L. Shoemaker, Don Yoder
ISBN-10: 1493046748
ISBN-13: 9781493046744
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2019
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.50w x 0.80d
By Alfred L. Shoemaker
By Alfred L. Shoemaker
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Alfred L. Shoemaker and Don Yoder were founders of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society and both served as editor of its serial, Pennsylvania Folklife. The late Shoemaker wrote several ground-breaking books on the Pennsylvania Dutch. The late Yoder was cofounder of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, longtime editor of its journal Pennsylvania Folklife, and Professor of Folklife Studies at the University of Pennsylvania from 1956 to 1996. He passed away in 2015.

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