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The Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner: A Guide: Historical Works

A festive LibGuide intended to provide recipes, crafts, and other fun to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner!

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The History of the Thanksgiving Dinner: Books with General Information and History of Thanksgiving foods

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From La galerie des oiseaux.  Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University

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From The animal kingdom, vol. 7.  Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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From American ornithology, vol. 1. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the Ernst Mayr Library, Harvard University.

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From A hand-book to the game-birds, vol. 2.  Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Smithsonian Libraries.

From Bilder-atlas zur Wissenschaftlich-populären Naturgeschichte der Vögel in ihren sämmtlichen Hauptformen. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Smithsonian Libraries.

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From A natural history of birds, vol.2. Digitzed for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Smithsonian Libraries.

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From A Natural History of Birds, vol. 3. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Smithsonian Libraries.

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From Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Smithsonian Libraries.

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From Lost and Vanishing Birds. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the American Museum of Natural History.

From Birds. Digitzed for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the American Museum of Natural History.

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From Illustrated series of rare and prize poultry including comprehensive essays upon all classes of domestic fowl. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by Cambridge University Library.

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From The Poultry Book. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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From The Book of Poultry. Digitized for the Biodiversity Heritage Library by UMass Amherst Libraries.