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Rambling Boy

Historical American Christmases

By Marfa Public Radio

Published January 30, 2014 at 5:12 PM CST

Most of us are familiar with the story of George Washington’s Continental Army freezing and starving at Valley Forge during Christmas of 1777.
In this episode of Rambling Boy, historian Lonn Taylor contemplates some other historic American Christmases. Rum rations, fire cake and Christmas fines!