The Santa Claus man the rise and fall of a Jazz Age con man and the invention of Christmas in New York

The Santa Claus man : the rise and fall of a Jazz Age con man and the invention of Christmas in New York / Alex Palmer.

Author/creator	Palmer, Alex, 1981-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2016 ]
Description	306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Gluck, John Duval, 1878-1951. Santa Claus--New York (State) --New York. Santa Claus Association, Inc. (New York, N.Y.)--History. United States. Post Office Department--History --20th century. Christmas--New York (State) --New York --History --20th century. Charities--New York (State) --New York --History --20th century. Swindlers and swindling--New York (State) --New York --Biography. New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs --20th century. New York (N.Y.)--Biography.

Portion of title	Rise and fall of a Jazz Age con man and the invention of Christmas in New York
Contents	The Adventurers' Club -- Appointed rounds -- "To all a good night" -- The most photographed man in the world -- "Enemy, death, and a Christmas tree" -- Cathedrals of commerce -- Child wonderland -- Doors to deception -- Naughty list -- German intrigue -- Poor boy gets nothing -- "Santa Claus as a business man and advertiser" -- Order out of chaos -- Spectacle on 34th Street -- Dead letters -- Epilogue: Operation Santa Claus.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015011994
ISBN	9781493008445 (hardcover)

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