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Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving - Full Program

Sarah Hale fought to make Thanksgiving a national holiday for more than 38 years. She felt the country needed a day to unite in thanks, and she wrote thousands of letters to five different presidents before Abraham Lincoln finally agreed to her request.

© 2002, Spoken Arts

Grade Level(s): K - 6
Media Type: Video
Subject: Language Arts | Reading | Children's Literature