13 min

Patriotism, Thanksgiving - and Apple Sauce Letter from America by Alistair Cooke: The Bush Jr Years (2001- 2004)

    • Society & Culture

Alistair Cooke looks back to the origins of the festival and remembers the day in 1938 when Franklin D Roosevelt declared 24 November to be "a day of general Thanksgiving".

Alistair Cooke looks back to the origins of the festival and remembers the day in 1938 when Franklin D Roosevelt declared 24 November to be "a day of general Thanksgiving".

13 min

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