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Santa Claus : A Biography by Bowler, Gerry is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Santa Claus : A Biography about?
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 g
Who reads Santa Claus : A Biography?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bowler, Gerry
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781551996080
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Folklore, Anthropology
- Rating
- 3.24 / 5 (62 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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