| American Holidays: Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, World AIDS Day, and More Contributor(s): Rasmussen, Dana (Author) |
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ISBN: 1240999461 ISBN-13: 9781240999460 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $23.18 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.91 lbs) 226 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Children and adults alike love having a day off from school or work no matter what the cause. This book takes a look at the federally recognized U.S. holidays like Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and more while also looking at global holidays like Christmas and New Year's Day. Holidays or days of observance declared by presidential proclamation are also addressed and include National Religious Freedom Day, Loyalty Day, World AIDS Day, and several others. Take a look inside to read about your favorite day off. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |