The First Thanksgiving of the United States: Thanksgiving in suffering

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Brochure describing the historical context of the resolution establishing the holiday and the first national Thanksgiving, which occurred during the Revolutionary War.

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1 pamphlet : ill. ; 23 x 60 cm., folded to 23 x 20 cm.

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Thanks-Giving Square Foundation 1977.

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This pamphlet is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2017 and was provided by the Thanks-Giving Foundation to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 20 times. More information about this pamphlet can be viewed below.

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The Thanks-Giving Foundation

The Thanks-Giving Foundation owns and operates Thanks-Giving Square, a contemplation garden, exhibition hall and interfaith chapel nestled in the heart of downtown Dallas. The Foundation strives to make North Texas a better place to live, work and play by educating, inspiring and moving its people towards becoming the City of Thanks-Giving.

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Brochure describing the historical context of the resolution establishing the holiday and the first national Thanksgiving, which occurred during the Revolutionary War.

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1 pamphlet : ill. ; 23 x 60 cm., folded to 23 x 20 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2017

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  • 1977

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Thanks-Giving Square Foundation. The First Thanksgiving of the United States: Thanksgiving in suffering, pamphlet, 1977; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1196743/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Thanks-Giving Foundation.

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