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The Autobiography Of Santa Claus
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 2003
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Fiction categories.
This enchanting Christmas classic returns for a new holiday season, combining solid historical fact with seven centuries of glorious legend as St. Nicholas reveals the definitive story of Santa Claus. 1-58542-265-7$17.95 / Penguin Group
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-10-02
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-02 with Fiction categories.
This Christmas classic combines solid historical fact with glorious legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. For anyone who has ever wondered, you're right to believe in him! In this "book that deserves classic status" (The Dallas Morning News) Santa reveals his story for the first time. Nicholas (his real name) was born in the Middle Eastern Country of Lycia to wealthy parents who died when he was young. The kind people of Lycia taught him the lessons of goodness and generosity, which he began to practice as a child by sharing wealth with those in need. As a young man, Nicholas realized he possessed special abilities to distribute his presents to deserving children everywhere. And so it was that Santa broadened his gift-giving and spread his message to many others who also valued his belief in the goodness of giving. Families will delight in each chapter of this Christmas classic - one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas! And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol' Saint Nick himself?
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
Release Date : 2006-10-19
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by TarcherPerigee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-19 with Fiction categories.
It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn’t think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this “very important friend,” and the rest is, well, as they say, history. An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol’ Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!
The Great Santa Search
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-10-18
The Great Santa Search written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-18 with Fiction categories.
This follow-up to Jeff Guinn's bestselling holiday favorites The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas takes readers on a sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in America that lands smack-dab in 2006, as a new reality TV show threatens to destroy the true spirit of Christmas. This third installment in Jeff Guinn's bestselling Christmas Chronicles series finds Santa facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his career. As Santa himself relates in this delightful holiday read, the trouble began in 1841, when a Philadelphia merchant named J. W. Parkinson hired a neighbor to dress as Kris Kringle in order to lure shoppers into his dry-goods store. Much to Santa's chagrin, it's been pretty much downhill since. It seems everybody wants a piece of Christmas, and through the years it has gotten worse- to the point that not a Christmas can go by without phony Santas posing on street corners across the country. But when, in 2006, it's announced that a new reality TV show called The Great Santa Search will feature a competition to find the "real" St. Nicholas, Santa knows it's time to step in! With all the rich historical detail and glorious Christmas cheer that made The Autobiography of Santa Claus and How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas treasured family favorites, The Great Santa Search is destined to become yet another Christmas classic from Jeff Guinn.
Santa Claus
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Author : Gerry Bowler
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2011-07-27
Santa Claus written by Gerry Bowler and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-27 with Religion categories.
An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
The True History Of Santa Claus
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Author : Nury Vittachi
language : en
Publisher: PPP Company Ltd
Release Date : 2003-11
The True History Of Santa Claus written by Nury Vittachi and has been published by PPP Company Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Its Christmas Eve. A boy and girl set out on a cold night to do a favour for a neighbour. One of the children thinks Santa can help. But the other is far too smart to be taken in by all that kids stuff......
The Christmas Chronicles
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 2010
The Christmas Chronicles written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Christmas stories categories.
All three of Guinn's beloved Christmas Chronicles novels--"The Autobiography of Santa Claus, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas," and "The Great Santa Search"--are packaged in one elegant edition.
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: TarcherPerigee
Release Date : 2016
The Autobiography Of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by TarcherPerigee this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Christmas stories categories.
How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas: In this delightful tale, the first lady of Christmas herself relates the story of how she and a very brave group of people once saved a treasured holiday from being lost forever.
How Mrs Claus Saved Christmas
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Author : Jeff Guinn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-10-19
How Mrs Claus Saved Christmas written by Jeff Guinn and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-19 with Fiction categories.
In How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas, Jeff Guinn combines solid historical fact with glorious legend to deliver another heartwarming holiday book for the whole family. It's 1620 and Mrs. Claus's dear husband is off in the New World planting the seeds of what will become a glorious Christmas tradition. Meanwhile, Mrs. Claus has chosen to stay in England, where the first signs of a dangerous threat to Yuletide cheer are in evidence. The Puritans have gained control of Parliament and appear determined to take all the fun out of Christmas. But Mrs. Claus knows that it's time for serious action when, in 1647, a law is passed by Parliament that actually punishes anyone who celebrates Christmas. Using as its springboard the actual events of a day in 1647 when ten thousand peasants marched through the streets of Canterbury demanding their right to celebrate a beloved holiday, How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas is rich in historical detail, adventure, and plain ol' Christmas fun.
Santa Claus
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Author : Gerald Bowler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Santa Claus written by Gerald Bowler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Santa Claus categories.
An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.