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Jay (Jay Allan) Anderson

Known for exploring how people bring the past to life, this writer helped shape the conversation around living history, museums, and historical interpretation. His work blends curiosity, research, and a clear interest in how history is experienced—not just remembered.

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Partakers of plenty : $b A study of the first Thanksgiving

Partakers of plenty : $b A study of the first Thanksgiving

by James Deetz, Jay (Jay Allan) Anderson

About the author

Jay Anderson is the author of Time Machines: The World of Living History and the editor of Living History Reader: Museums, two books that focus on living history and the ways museums and reenactors interpret the past.

He also co-authored Partakers of Plenty: A Study of the First Thanksgiving with archaeologist James Deetz, bringing that same interest in material culture and everyday historical experience to early American history.

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