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3.0 out of 5 stars
GLARING ERROR MARS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK,
By Bill Egan "Christmas Historian" (Florida USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Christmas in Colonial and Early America (Christmas Around the World) (Hardcover)
I always expect that information intended for any World Book publication will be checked and double-checked before anything goes into print. For that reason, it's a great disappointment to discover a glaring error in the first chapter past the introduction of this book.
"Jamestown Colony in Virginia is thought to have been the site of the first Christmas in North America, in 1607," according to the chapter on Christmas in the Colonies. Saint Augustine, in present day Florida, was founded on August 28, 1565. December 25, 1565 would have been the first Christmas celebration in a permanent settlement. Still, there was an earlier Christmas observance in the New World in 1539 when the army of Hernando de Soto wintered in Florida's Panhandle. The book describes how settlers from various parts of Europe brought along their Christmas traditions and adapted them for use in the colonies. There are beautiful photographs and delicious-sounding Christmas recipes. |
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Christmas in Colonial and Early America (Christmas Around the World) (Hardcover - Apr. 1997)
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