Thanksgiving's advocate

The Boston Globe | November 27, 2008 | Copyright

TWO HUNDRED YEARS ago, the Thanksgiving holiday was regularly celebrated only in New England. By 100 years ago, it had become a great national feast. Every New Englander who migrated to distant parts of the country shares credit for the spread of the custom, but the leading role was played by Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, one of the most influential magazine editors of her day.

Hale's effort to spread Thanksgiving well beyond its regional origins was an early example of the power of the national media to shape public opinion. The emergence of Thanksgiving as a national celebration also shows the ...

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