The Autobiography Of Santa Claus

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101127775
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Author : Gerry Bowler
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
ISBN 13 : 1551996081
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Santa Claus written by Gerry Bowler and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 158542448X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781585425990
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Santa Search written by Jeff Guinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-10-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : Summit Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of Santa Claus written by Jeff Guinn and published by Summit Publishing Group. This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting story of St. Nicholas is based on historical facts and laced with the magic of legend told from the perspective of Santa himself. Filled with details of Nicholas's life, the beginnings of his gift giving, the expansion of his holiday calling, and more, this book is for everyone who loves the year's most special holiday. Illustrations.

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 110111892X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas written by Jeff Guinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Jeff Guinn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9781585426690
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Christmas Chronicles written by Jeff Guinn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In three holiday novels, Santa Claus recounts his adventures, his wife describes how she protected the holiday from the Puritans, and Santa discusses his experiences competing on a reality show that was looking for the "real" Santa.

Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : PPP Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9789628687770
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The True History of Santa Claus written by Nury Vittachi and published by PPP Company Ltd. This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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......

Author : Janet Giovanelli
Publisher : Centennial Books
ISBN 13 : 1951274423
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The True Story of Santa Claus written by Janet Giovanelli and published by Centennial Books. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's a symbol of hope and hapiness, of generosity and benevolence. Santa Clause is simply one of the most beloved legends ever embraced. The Story of Santa explores the history of Father Christmas. Who is he, really? Where did he come from? (His origins may surprise you!) Why does he fulfill our wishes? And what can we learn from him? He's become a ubiquitous figure during the Christmas season with his white beard, red suit, and prominent belly, but just how much do those celebrating the happy holiday really know about Santa Claus? Here is the whole story from the beginning—including the pre-Santas like Sinterklaas, Father Christmas, and of course, St. Nicholas. This beautifully illustrated book celebrates all things Santa ranging from the much-loved poem "The Night Before Christmas" to the songs, movies, images, and stories that are loved by both young and old. Along the way, it explores the favorite stories that have sprung up around him, including Santa’s elves, his workshop, Santa’s beloved reindeer and the legend of Mrs. Claus and the North Pole abode where she and her husband make their home. You'll even learn the secret to how Santa has time to visit every house around the world in just one night (a mathematician explains how it’s physically possible).

Author : Joseph A. McCullough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472803442
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Santa Claus written by Joseph A. McCullough and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-20 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect Christmas gift, this beautiful book explains how the bearded, red clad, big bellied, reindeer driving jovial gent came to be the face of Christmas, and reveals the historical origins of Saint Nicholas over seventeen hundred years ago in the Eastern Roman Empire. In a winding, magical tale filled with mystery and good will towards all men, Joseph McCullough travels across Europe (and the North Pole... of course) to uncover the exploits of Santa in a book that is sure to fill even the most jaded scrooges with a little bit of Christmas magic. And for any nervous parents out there – don't worry, there are no Father Christmas 'spoilers' between the pages of this book – ensuring the wonderous children's whisperings of Santa will continue... for another couple of years at least!