Andrew Frank

Expert Pitch: FSU history professor on the truth behind story of Thanksgiving

Published: November 13, 2017 | 11:04 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Expert Pitches

Jennie A. Borwnscombe's "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (1914) depicts an idyllic scene of colonists and Native Americans gathered in friendship for a lavish meal. There's only one problem: The story of the first Thanksgiving is a myth.

When millions of Americans sit down for Thanksgiving dinner this month, they will retell the story of peaceable Pilgrims gathering with their Native American neighbors to enjoy the bounty of a fruitful harvest. There’s only one problem, said Florida State University’s Allen Morris Associate Professor of History Andrew K. Frank. That famous first Thanksgiving feast […]

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