Thanksgiving: everything you wanted to know
History Extra podcast
11/23/23
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Rachel Herrmann charts the long history of America’s famous holiday – from modern parades and celebrations to the first feast
From the fabled first feast between the Pilgrims and Native Americans to the darker side of the holiday's history, the American tradition of Thanksgiving has a long and complex past. Here, Charlotte Hodgman puts listener queries and popular search queries to Rachel Herrman on the history of Thanksgiving.
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