Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters / by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack ; ill. by John Thompson.
by McKissack, Patricia C; McKissack, Fredrick L [jt. auth.]; Thompson, John [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Scholastic, 1994Description: 68 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0590430270.Subject(s): Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Christmas -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature | Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature | Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature | Plantation life -- History | Christmas -- Southern States -- History | African Americans -- Social life and customs | Slavery -- History | Southern States -- Social life and customsDDC classification: 975/.03 Summary: Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War.
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