Christmas in Pennsylvania

By Alfred L. Shoemaker and Don Yoder
Afterword by Don Yoder
Published by Stackpole Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

  • The return of a bestselling classic with new material
  • Full-color vintage images for the first time
  • A new selection of recipes from Pennsylvania's Christmas past
    Originally published in 1959 and written by one of the seminal figures in American folklife studies, this classic work examines the folk origins of Christmas in the Keystone State. Composed of interviews and contemporary newspaper reports, it records holiday traditions from the eighteenth century through the early twentieth century, including mummers, Christ-Kindel and Kriss Kringle, Christmas trees and trimming, Belsnickels, the Philadelphia carnival of horns, Moravian pyramids and putzes, Pittsburgh firecracker celebrations, and holiday treats. Now with full-color images, this edition includes Don Yoder's new expanded afterword on recent research of Christmas customs and a selection of traditional recipes.

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    • Publisher: Stackpole Books (August 11, 2009)
    • Length: 224 pages
    • ISBN13: 9780811705066

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    By Alfred L. Shoemaker and Don Yoder
    Afterword by Don Yoder
    Published by Stackpole Books
    Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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