{"product_id":"american-christmas-stories-9781598537062","title":"American Christmas Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eLibrary of America and Connie Willis present 150 years of diverse, ingenious, and uniquely American Christmas stories\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristmas took on its modern cast in America, and over the last 150 years the most magical time of the year has inspired scores of astonishingly diverse and ingenious stories. Library of America joins with acclaimed author Connie Willis to present a unparalleled collection of American stories about Christmas, literary gems that showcase how the holiday became one of the signature aspects of our culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning from the origins of the American tradition of holiday storytelling in the wake of the Civil War to today, this is the biggest and best anthology of American Christmas stories ever assembled. From ghost stories to the genres of crime, science fiction, fantasy, westerns, humor, and horror, stories of Christmas morning, gifts, wise men, nativities, family, commercialism, and dinners from New York to Texas to outer space, this anthology reveals the evolution of Christmas in America--as well as the surprising ways in which it has remained the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598537062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 467","brand":"Connie Willis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132983156917,"sku":"9781598537062","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b14f8581-0cb6-43d8-a95b-da3dee612b3c.jpg?v=1632834212","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-christmas-stories-9781598537062","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}