5406388
9781585425990
In this delightful holiday read, Santa himself takes readers on a sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in America, from the first Kris Kringle impersonator hired in 1841 to lure shoppers into a dry goods store, to 2006, as a new reality TV show featuring a competition to find the "real" St. Nicholas threatens to destroy the true spirit of Christmas.Jeff Guinn is the author of 'The Great Santa Search (Christmas Chronicles)', published 2007 under ISBN 9781585425990 and ISBN 1585425990.
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