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McCrossen, Alexis Macon. "Holy Day, Holiday: The Rejuvenation of the American Sunday, 1860-1930," History of American Civilization Program, Harvard University, May 1995.
“Holy Day, Holiday” examines the meanings of a specific day in the weekly calendar—that is, Sunday—as these meanings unfolded from 1860 to 1930 in American culture and society. It is also about practice, or how Americans used this time. The dissertation is concerned with the way in which Sunday became a space or site where negotiation occurred between competing value systems. It argues that the persistence of Sunday as a distinct and valued day in the weekly calendar suggests that the holiday practices that proliferated at the turn of the century both challenged and rejuvenated Sunday’s status as a holy day.
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