{"id":15483,"date":"2018-11-18T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/?p=15483"},"modified":"2019-01-11T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T22:27:55","slug":"recommendation-station-5-reads-for-thanksgiving-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2018\/11\/18\/recommendation-station-5-reads-for-thanksgiving-break\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reads for Thanksgiving Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>By: CW Cain<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Let\u2019s be frank: Thanksgiving is an awkward subject. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The images we associate with Thanksgiving are, at best, sugar-coated. That \u201cfirst Thanksgiving\u201d in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621? It&#8217;s a nice story&#8211;until you think about all that happened next in colonial\/Native American relations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What do you do when the first chapter of the story of your country is a prelude to tragedy?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Answer: Stop telling the wrong story, and learn the right one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first two books on this list are all about understanding our history. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><b>An Indigenous Peoples\u2019 History of The United States<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>AND<\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><b>\u201cAll the Real Indians Died Off&#8221;: And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15492 alignleft\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15493 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-582x900.jpg 582w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL-259x400.jpg 259w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/81nhvRw6CxL.jpg 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><b>By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The central problem with most of the histories that we read about Thanksgiving, and history in general, is that they are from the perspective of the Europeans. \u00a0No matter how accurate these works are, the Native Americans are treated as background characters. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In these two books, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz writes history with the Native Americans as the main actors. <em>An Indigenous Peoples\u2019 History of the United States<\/em> is a thorough, tragic, yet deeply gripping work of history that spans nearly half a millennium. <em>\u201cAll The Real Indians Died Off\u201d<\/em>, on the other hand, focuses on dispelling specific widely held beliefs about Native Americans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can purchase both books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roxanne-Dunbar-Ortiz\/e\/B001HQ28N8\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online.<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roxanne-Dunbar-Ortiz\/e\/B001HQ28N8\/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>An Indigenous Peoples\u2019 History of the United States<\/em>\u00a0is also available at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bsu.alma.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/openurl?institution=01BSU_INST&amp;rfr_id=info:sid%2Fsummon&amp;rft_dat=ie%3D2195497130004551,language%3DEN&amp;svc_dat=CTO&amp;u.ignore_date_coverage=true&amp;vid=01BSU_INST:Services&amp;Force_direct=false\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bracken Library.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><b>Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15494 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/41XqtEbfdyL._SX373_BO1204203200_-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/41XqtEbfdyL._SX373_BO1204203200_-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/41XqtEbfdyL._SX373_BO1204203200_-301x400.jpg 301w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095205\/41XqtEbfdyL._SX373_BO1204203200_.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><b>By Melanie Kirkpatrick<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Much of what we associate with Thanksgiving has little or nothing to do with Native Americans or pilgrims. The History of Thanksgiving <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as a holiday <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is also fascinating and enlightening. In <em>Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience<\/em>\u00a0Melanie Kirkpatrick tells the story of how Thanksgiving became such an American tradition, despite its tragic founding myth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can purchase the book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01LK7GGT0\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be hard to tell Thanksgiving stories because of its historical baggage. But by understanding that history, we can avoid perpetuating harmful myths. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><b>Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NY) (Images of America)<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15495 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095204\/9780738535623-FrontCvr-300p-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"151\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095204\/9780738535623-FrontCvr-300p-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095204\/9780738535623-FrontCvr-300p-278x400.png 278w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095204\/9780738535623-FrontCvr-300p.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 151px) 100vw, 151px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><b>By Robert M. Grippo and Christopher Hoskins<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Macy\u2019s Parade is one of the most pervasive and bizarre American Thanksgiving traditions. It\u2019s an institution. \u00a0It feels like something that must have always existed. <em>Macy\u2019s Thanksgiving Day Parade<\/em> by Robert M. Grippo and Christopher Hoskins shows us that everything started somewhere, even things that seem like they\u2019ve been around forever. What I love most about this book is the images. All the pictures of the old balloons and floats seem so familiar but are so clearly of a different time. This is a great book for readers who want to bask in nostalgia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can purchase it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Macys-Thanksgiving-Parade-Images-America\/dp\/0738535621\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1542151885&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=macys+thanksgiving+parade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>My Nostalgic Favorites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve reserved this last spot for two books that will always hold a special place in my heart and on my reading list around Thanksgiving time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>Cranberry Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15496 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-768x1073.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-644x900.jpg 644w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL-286x400.jpg 286w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/81k6cZbsAYL.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>By Wende and Harry Devlin<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> Cranberry Thanksgiving<\/em> is the first book of the series of children\u2019s books about holidays and traditions \u201cCranberryport.\u201d This series, like many traditions in themselves, feels like it must have always existed. This is a simple story about generosity, community, and Grandmother\u2019s Famous Cranberry Bread.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #800000\"><strong>&#8216;Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15497 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/10095203\/61eL4budcWL._SX258_BO1204203200_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"198\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><strong>By Dav Pilkey<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dav Pilkey has probably turned more mischievous boys into readers than J.K. Rowling. \u00a0I say this because he wrote <em>Captain Underpants<\/em>\u00a0(among other widely read series of middle-grade fiction).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This title stood out to me because I specifically remember buying it from my Scholastic Book Fair in the second grade.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This story is a fun romp about a group of kids and a turkey farm. \u00a0It is highly recommended to those looking for a slightly more mischievous Thanksgiving. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What books do you like to read around Thanksgiving time? Let us know in the comments or on social media @<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsuenglish\">bsuenglish!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: CW Cain Let\u2019s be frank: Thanksgiving is an awkward subject. The images we associate with Thanksgiving are, at best, sugar-coated. 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