Behind the Christmas Tree: The Surprising Story of a German Abolitionist Radical and America's Favorite Evergreen by Stephen Nissenbaum
Behind the Christmas Tree: The Surprising Story of a German Abolitionist Radical and America's Favorite Evergreen

Stephen Nissenbaum

Behind the Christmas Tree: The Surprising Story of a German Abolitionist Radical and America's Favorite Evergreen

Stephen Nissenbaum

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Now-forgotten chronicler Harriet Martineau immortalized what became known as the first American Christmas tree, set up in the house of her friend Charles Follen. But she neglected to explain what brought the two of them together in the first place...

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