Alex Palmer

Books by Alex Palmer

The Santa Claus Man

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

 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 ran the organization for 15 years, gaining fame for making the myth of Santa a reality to poor children by arranging for donors to de...
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