Adult Nonfiction - 394.2649 Kie
A look into the concept of gratitude driven by the story of Sarah Josepha Hale. Hale, a widowed mother with no formal education, campaigned for the holiday of Thanksgiving to receive national recognition at a time the country was at war with itself. With a supporting cast of Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Walt Whitman, and Norman Rockwell, Kiernan shows readers how strong-willed people in difficult times can create lasting legacies.