01788cam a2200349 i 4500 1164519617 TxAuBib 20161014120000.0 151214s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015048245 9780486805214 paperback 0486805212 paperback (OCoLC)929591659 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA YDXCP OCLCO OCLCQ UOK TxAuBib rda Skal, David J. Death makes a holiday. Halloween : the history of America's darkest holiday / David J. Skal. [Revised edition. Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2016. xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A slightly revised republication of Death makes a holiday : a cultural history of Halloween, originally published in 2002 by Bloomsbury, New York"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index. "Cultural critic David J. Skal takes an in-depth look at one of America's most perplexingly popular holidays in this original mix of personal anecdotes and social analysis. Skal examines the tradition's dark Celtic history and traces its evolution in the course of a few generations from a quaint, small-scale celebration to a mammoth marketing event"-- Provided by publisher. 20161014. Halloween History. Halloween United States History. Halloween Social aspects United States History. United States Social life and customs. TXKIP