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The Modern Invention of Thanksgiving
The holiday emerged not from the 17th century, but rather from concerns over immigration and urbanization in the 19th century.
by
Anne Blue Wills
,
Livia Gershon
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JSTOR Daily
on
November 26, 2014
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