Stephen Nissenbaum

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1) The Battle for Christmas: A Cultural History of America's Most Cherished Holiday

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2010

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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • Drawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children.

Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the...

2) Salem possessed: the social origins of witchcraft

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Boyer, Paul S

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A study of the Puritan village and the people involved in the witch trials of 1692 provides insight into the causes and implications of this notorious episode in American history.