The Story of Santa Claus
Every December 24th millions of children eagerly await a visit from a large, bearded man in a red suit. But where did Santa come from and how did he evolve into today's Jolly Old Saint Nick?Well before the legendary poem Twas the Night Before Christmas shaped the modern vision of Santa Claus riding a flying sleigh pulled by magical reindeer, his story actually began about seventeen hundred years ago in the Eastern Roman Empire. There, a young orphan named Nicholas became famous for using his inheritance to give gifts to the needy. In his most wildly-known story, he threw bags of gold over a wall into the house of a destitute merchant, so that…
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Weitere Autoren: Dennis, Peter (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-0342-9
- EAN: 9781472803429
- Produktnummer: 20695787
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B16.4 cm x D1.7 cm 375 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 375
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Joseph A. McCullough
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