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“An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving” is a Louisa May Alcott short story that was originally published in the Aunt Jo’s Scrapbag collection "Orchard House" – the Alcott home in Concord The first paragraph includes this timely reminder: They were poor in money, but rich in land and love, for the wide acres of wood, corn, and pasture land fed, warmed, [...] When out-of-town friends come to visit for the first time, one of the places on the “must see” list is Orchard House. This is where Louisa May Alcott’s family lived for about 20 years in the mid- to late-1800s. Her father, Amos Bronson Alcott, named the house for the 12 acres of apple orchards on their [...] |
 
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