Halloween: An American Holiday, an American History (Paperback) by Lesley Bannatyne

from Imrahil2001

This is purported to be a history of Halloween from its roots in the old world to "modern" America (the book's original printing is 1990; the actual dates referred to in it don't go past 1987--as such an update could stand to happen). In this it more or less succeeds, with some reservations. The ...

from mstrust

This non-fiction covers the origins of the holiday, from the bits of Irish, English, Scottish, German and African cultures that mixed together to give us a day of witches, jack o' lanterns, trick or treating and pranks. The research is comprehensive but the writing can be downright dry in some ar...

from Imrahil2001

This is purported to be a history of Halloween from its roots in the old world to "modern" America (the book's original printing is 1990; the actual dates referred to in it don't go past 1987--as such an update could stand to happen). In this it more or less succeeds, with some reservations. The ...

from jackichan

Ah Halloween how we love you so. If you're interested in the background of Halloween this is a great and concise start. Though not as thorough as it potentially could have been it makes for a fun and fascinating read. I do wish Bannatyne would have touched a bit more on the modernization of Hallo...