The Santa Claus Man: The Rise and Fall of a Jazz Age Con Man and the Invention of Christmas in New York

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The true story of John Duval Gluck, Jr., who in 1913 founded the Santa Claus Association, which had the sole authority to answer Santa's mail in New York City. He made the myth of Santa a reality to poor children, until a crusading charity commissioner exposed Gluck as a fraud.

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EAN/ISBN:: 9781493049158
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 320
Publication date:: 2020-11-01
Publisher:: Lyons Press
Manufacturer:: Unknown

EAN/ISBN:: 9781493049158
Medium:: Paperback
Number of pages:: 320
Publication date:: 2020-11-01
Publisher:: Lyons Press
Manufacturer:: Unknown

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