Holy Day, Holiday : the American Sunday / Alexis McCrossen
2000, First Edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Whether observed as a day for rest or for time-and-a-half, Sunday has always been a day apart in the American week. Supplementing wide-ranging historical research with the reflections and experiences of ordinary individuals, Alexis McCrossen traces conflicts over the meaning of Sunday that have shaped the day in the United States since 1800; 209 pages; Description: xiii, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-204) and index. Subjects: Sunday --History of doctrines --19th century. Weekly rest-day --United States --History --19th century. Rest --Religious aspects --Christianity --History of doctrines --19th century. Sunday --History of doctrines --20th century. Item #155489
ISBN: 0801434173
Price: €13.95