Written by Harnett Kane in the late 1950’s, Kane was a well-known newspaperman and prolific writer from New Orleans. This book is a collection of short stories about how Southerners throughout the region celebrated Christmas with their own distinctive customs in the early-mid 19th century.
This was my mother’s copy and we put it out every year. Folks here might be interested in his chapters ‘Confederate Christmas’, ‘Christmas Days, A Woman’s Diary’, and for @Eleanor Rose ‘The Christmas City’ (Winston-Salem), ‘Cotton, Steamboats and Weddings’ (Natchez) and ‘Papa Noel of New Orleans’.
My favorite is ‘Christmas Gift!’, a Christmas morning ritual that always played out in our family, at least as far back as my grandmother’s time as a girl in the 1890’s.
Looks like copies are available and for only a few dollars each.
This was my mother’s copy and we put it out every year. Folks here might be interested in his chapters ‘Confederate Christmas’, ‘Christmas Days, A Woman’s Diary’, and for @Eleanor Rose ‘The Christmas City’ (Winston-Salem), ‘Cotton, Steamboats and Weddings’ (Natchez) and ‘Papa Noel of New Orleans’.
My favorite is ‘Christmas Gift!’, a Christmas morning ritual that always played out in our family, at least as far back as my grandmother’s time as a girl in the 1890’s.
Looks like copies are available and for only a few dollars each.
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