Fred,
I look forward to you MS on the picnic and fireworks. I love to do stories
that are different from what is out there. If you didn't see them, I've got
a bunch of history stories on the main part of the site:
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/books ,...
I started to do these stories for my newphew, a severely autistic boy in hi,
then early teens, who like the idea of seeing himself in the story. Since,
they have caught on with regular kids who are much younger. My grandneice
who is a precocious Kindergartener, is the newest fan.... she not only
wanted the First Readers, but she has recently written her own story, which,
as soon as she illustrates it, will earn her a place on the web. Libby knows
most of my history stories by heart! Think what her history teachers will
think of her when they realize she knows that TJ kept a pet mockingbird!
Anne
Anne Pemberton
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From: "John Frederick Fausz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: The PilgrimS' Thanksgiving and JAMESTOWN LIVE!
> Thanks, Anne. You are so right about harvest time, which the Deetzes
> say would have allowed feasting anytime from September to early
> October at the latest. I confused Winslow's December 1621 letter with
> the date of the feast, and knew that November was the least likely time
> for the original Thanksgiving. The Pilgrims will always trump Virginia
> with
> regard to that holiday, because it is so fixed in our cultural traditions
> for
> a variety of reasons.
>
> To stay on the feasting theme, you may next want to write about the
> Jamestown colonists' "Picnic" with the Kecoughtan Indians--the same
> tribe that John Smith later awed with the first documented fireworks
> display in English America! I'll send you a few pages from my book MS.
>
> Years ago, I consulted on Pocahontas for Jean Fritz's popular children's
> bio.
>
> Best Wishes, Fred
>
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