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A woman is credited with launching a successful campaign to have thanksgiving declared a national holiday. She was Sara Josepha Hale, editor of a lady’s magazine which was the most widely read periodical of her time.
Mrs. Hale wrote letters to influential people in every walk of life, including public officials, urging a national Thanksgiving Day observation. In 1858, she stepped up her efforts in hopes that such a day would help avert civil war. She persisted, and finally, in 1863, President Lincoln issued a national Thanksgiving Day proclamation. Every President since then have done the same and so have the Governors of all the states.
To learn more about how Cowboy True celebrated the holidays read
Cowboy True’s Christmas Adventure.
All proceeds raised from the sale of the book go to benefit
UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
