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Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters Cover Image Book Book

Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters / by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by John Thompson.

McKissack, Pat, 1944- (Author). McKissack, Fredrick. (Added Author). Thompson, John, 1940- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0590430270 :
  • Physical Description: xi, 68 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, c1994.

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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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Subject: Plantation life > Southern States > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Christmas > Southern States > History > 19th century > Juvenile literature.
Slaves > Southern States > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Plantation life > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Christmas > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Slaves > Social life and customs.
Southern States > Social life and customs > 1775-1865 > Juvenile literature.
Southern States > Social life and customs > 1775-1865.

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