The Genesis of the Memorial Day Vacation

In keeping with the Veteran’s Administration, not less than 25 cities throughout America declare to have originated the Memorial Day vacation. Consequently, quite a few historians really feel that the true historical past might by no means be recognized. This ebook rejects that declare and explores the factual historical past of the vacation and reveals that a lot of the better-known tales are mere myths. Years of painstaking analysis reveal a narrative that was well-known for many years however misplaced in a proliferation of native legends within the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.