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First Thanksgiving facts from Hodgson’s account
Hodgson argues American Thanksgiving centers on domestic gratitude and inclusion, not war or pride. He traces the holiday from 1623 as the true first Thanksgiving with drought prayers and harvest restocking, noting the Mayflower Compact aimed to avert mutiny amid a mix of religious refugees sailors and strangers and a misdrawn London Virginia Company plan.
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