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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Book • 1997
Before John Duvall Gluck Jr., letters to Santa in New York were destroyed.
Gluck created the Santa Claus Association, delighting the public for 15 years as money and gifts flowed in.
The story involves stolen art, phony Boy Scouts, a kidnapping, pursuit by the FBI, and a Coney Island bullfight.
It is a caper both heartwarming and hard-boiled.
Gluck created the Santa Claus Association, delighting the public for 15 years as money and gifts flowed in.
The story involves stolen art, phony Boy Scouts, a kidnapping, pursuit by the FBI, and a Coney Island bullfight.
It is a caper both heartwarming and hard-boiled.
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Recommended as an audiobook about the rise and fall of the Santa Claus Association.
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