Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Author(s)

• McKissack, Pat
• McKissack, Fredrick
• Thompson, John

Bibliographic Information

Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack ; illustrated by John Thompson

Scholastic, c1994

Note

"Scholastic hardcover"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68)

Summary: Describes the customs, recipes, poems, and songs used to celebrate Christmas in the big plantation houses and in the slave quarters just before the Civil War

Details

• NCID: BA24857421
• ISBN:
  • 0590430270
• LCCN: 92033831
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 68 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : F213
  • DC20 : 975/.03
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
  • LCSH : Christmas -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
  • LCSH : Slaves -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature
  • LCSH : Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile literature
  • JVSH : Plantation life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
  • JVSH : Christmas -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century
  • JVSH : Slaves -- Social life and customs
  • JVSH : Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865