American Christmas Cards 1900-1960
American Christmas Cards 1900-1960
$40.00
Ames, Kenneth L.
Yale Univ. Press, 2011
SKU: 89780
Christmas cards have been called "little messengers of good will," but that charming description oversimplifies these complicated artifacts, which were once central features of an almost compulsory seasonal ritual of exchange in the United States. This book is the first to offer a systematic survey of Christmas card imagery, enriching our understanding not only of the American Christmas but also of significant aspects oft he larger American culture.
320 pp., Pap., English