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<p>An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world&#8217;s most influential fictional character.<br><br>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.<br><br>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 &#8212; 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 &#8212; a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening.<br><br>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&#8217;s life &#8212; Santa&#8217;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

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Author

Gerry Bowler

Publisher

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780771015328

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Religion, Folklore

Rating

3.24 / 5 (62 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14