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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Palmer, Alex, 1981-     Subjects     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Palmer, Alex, 1981-       by title:      The Santa Claus man ...       by call number:      394.2663 G567p     Search the Web     Palmer, Alex, 1981-     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.       MARC Display

The Santa Claus man : the rise and fall of a Jazz Age con man and the invention of Christmas in New York / Alex Palmer. by Palmer, Alex, 1981- Lyons Press, c2016. Call #: 394.2663 G567p Subjects 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. ISBN:  9781493008445 (hc.) 1493008447 (hc.) Alternate title:  Rise and fall of a Jazz Age con man and the invention of Christmas in New York Description:  xiii, 306 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Summary:  Before the charismatic John Duval Gluck, Jr. came along, letters from New York City children to Santa Claus were destroyed, unopened, by the U.S. Post Office. Gluck saw an opportunity, and created the Santa Claus Association. The effort delighted the public, and for 15 years money and gifts flowed to the only group authorized to answer Santa's mail. Gluck became a Jazz Age celebrity, rubbing shoulders with the eras movie stars and politicians, and even planned to erect a vast Santa Claus monument in the center of Manhattan until a crusading charity commissioner discovered some dark secrets in Santa's workshop. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Biography 394.2663 G567p Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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