<p>Every family has Christmas traditions, some are more conventional than others. On Christmas Eve in 1826, the cadets at the West Point Military Academy decided they would create a little tradition of their own with some holiday spirits, in both senses of the word. Unfortunately, what started out as some Christmas cheer with a young Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, ended as a full on riot against the bureaucracy.</p><p>What is the history of Christmas? Who was Jonathan Pintard and what research did he do about Christmas?</p><h2>Further Reading:</h2><p><a href="http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195109801.001.0001/acprof-9780195109801">Christmas in America: A History</a>, written by Penne Lee Restad</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/opinion/nyregionopinions/how-christmas-became-merry.html">How Christmas Became Merry</a>, written by Andrew Burstein</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorkupstate.com/hudson-valley/2018/12/how_eggnog_lead_to_the_greatest_expulsion_in_west_point_history.html">1826: The great ‘Eggnog Riot’ at West Point when cadets revolted</a>, written by Jonathan Croyle</p><h2>Related Content:</h2><p><a href="https://www.libertarianism.org/media/liberty-chronicles/christmas-conspiracy">The Christmas Conspiracy</a>, Liberty Chronicles Podcast</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Ep. 87: Profiles in Locodom: Fernando Wood

Join host Dr. Anthony Comegna on a series of libertarian explorations into the past. Liberty Chronicles combines innovative libertarian thinking about history with specialist interviews, primary and secondary sources, and answers to listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.