A menu of our traditional Thanksgiving treats for visitors to the Reading Room
The Reading Room
Thanksgiving Greetings from the Reading Room
Appetizers
The beginnings of the Puritans in America: The Mayflower Compact (1620)
Edward Taylor's prayerful poem: "Huswifery" (c. 1680)
EntreesJohn Winthrop's "Little Speech on Liberty" (1645)George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (1789)
DessertsBenjamin Franklin cooks a turkey with electricity (1748)David Hume on the turkey (1739)
DessertsBenjamin Franklin cooks a turkey with electricity (1748)David Hume on the turkey (1739)