How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving — and who history left behind
The History Lesson We Skip: Who the Story of Thanksgiving Left Behind For generations, the American Thanksgiving story has been a cozy, predictable tableau: brave Pilgrims, friendly, generic “Indians,” and a harmonious, cornucopia-laden feast. It’s the narrative that makes a good school pageant, but as historians remind us, the version we grew up with is…