The Modern Christmas in America: A Cultural History of Gift Giving

by William Waits and William B. Waits

Book Overview

Christmas was a relatively modest occasion in the English-speaking world, celebrated by the exchange of modest handmade gifts, until the Victorians invested the holiday with immense significance as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814792847
• ISBN13: 9780814792841
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.0" x 6.1"