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Name: The first Thanksgiving
Author: Lena Barksdale

📘 The first Thanksgiving by Lena Barksdale

The first Thanksgiving follows a nine‑year‑old protagonist as she travels from her home in Maine to Massachusetts, where she spends the holiday with a large family. During the gathering, her grandmother shares her recounting of the historic first Thanksgiving, providing a personal window into the event for the young narrator and readers alike.

First publish date: 1942

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure

Authors: Lena Barksdale

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