tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post3439606156274230945..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: Thanksgiving Wasn't Very Nice by E. AYERSCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-16509515974371363852017-11-21T01:58:58.771-06:002017-11-21T01:58:58.771-06:00Those history books are full of sugarcoating. Mayb...Those history books are full of sugarcoating. Maybe they think that children can't understand the real history.<br /><br />:-(E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-31965589329130153662017-11-12T19:33:52.487-06:002017-11-12T19:33:52.487-06:00I'm so glad you didn't sugarcoat the first...I'm so glad you didn't sugarcoat the first Thanksgiving. I had an ancestor who is buried at Jamestown. (Fortunately, his wife and sons remained in England.) I wish the schools didn't sugarcoat the event either. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-970804378133054152017-11-11T18:10:17.256-06:002017-11-11T18:10:17.256-06:00It's a big disappointment. The thing that'...It's a big disappointment. The thing that's bad is that the kids are still being taught the happy version of story. :-(E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-91043936371161675832017-11-11T12:13:52.256-06:002017-11-11T12:13:52.256-06:00Well dang, sure doesn't sound much like the Th...Well dang, sure doesn't sound much like the Thanksgiving we were told about in our childhood days. Lots of scrapping and bickering going on. Not much has changed since then either. Another sweet illusion blown to bits.<br />Thanks for setting us straight on the REAL news, E.. I feel suddenly kinda down.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50128796778440754772017-11-11T00:02:58.545-06:002017-11-11T00:02:58.545-06:00Jacqueline, history is riddled in violence. The vi...Jacqueline, history is riddled in violence. The victors are the ones who record what happen. They will say whatever they want. E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-60845015652347879562017-11-10T15:12:52.038-06:002017-11-10T15:12:52.038-06:00You've debunked Thanksgiving. It's not sur...You've debunked Thanksgiving. It's not surprising though. Seems like there's always been violence of one sort another connected with life on the frontier.Jacqueline Seewaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177500620940251009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-89157836548371913742017-11-10T14:59:38.583-06:002017-11-10T14:59:38.583-06:00It is rather disappointing,isn't it? I liked t...It is rather disappointing,isn't it? I liked the idea of the Indians helping us instead of our intentions to overpower and destroy them.E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-4410324400256421032017-11-10T14:29:26.216-06:002017-11-10T14:29:26.216-06:00Thanks again for this bit of truth, E.!
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L:)Thanks again for this bit of truth, E.!<br />x<br />L:)bluemistlizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029920888155632236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-28216816812787316792017-11-10T12:22:55.201-06:002017-11-10T12:22:55.201-06:00Thanks for stopping. I think it's disappointin...Thanks for stopping. I think it's disappointing to discover that the holiday we think of as being a warm, wonderful family day with lots of good food is rooted in violence.E. Ayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434761738048963826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-35595853434936637662017-11-10T10:16:18.311-06:002017-11-10T10:16:18.311-06:00Thank you for such an interesting and thought-prov...Thank you for such an interesting and thought-provoking post. really enjoyed it. GiniRifkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.com