Dear Santa: Children's Christmas Letters and Wish Lists, 1870–1920
Chronicle Books
Sep 2015 · Chronicle Books
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Take a heartwarming trip into Christmas history with these children’s letters to Santa Claus from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This first-ever collection of children’s letters to Santa written between 1870 and 1920 presents more than one hundred charming and endearing missives. Along with its vintage charm, timeless sentiments, and non-denominational perspective, this heartwarming book is filled with historical discoveries that will delight everyone who loves this holiday ritual.
Dear Santa is a unique celebration of one of Christmas’s most enduring traditions—and a tribute to the millions of households that keep it alive.
This first-ever collection of children’s letters to Santa written between 1870 and 1920 presents more than one hundred charming and endearing missives. Along with its vintage charm, timeless sentiments, and non-denominational perspective, this heartwarming book is filled with historical discoveries that will delight everyone who loves this holiday ritual.
Dear Santa is a unique celebration of one of Christmas’s most enduring traditions—and a tribute to the millions of households that keep it alive.
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Marlene Kelbe
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August 26, 2016
Made me laugh and cry, like a good book should
About the author
J. Harmon Flagstone is a specialist in 19th-century American literature. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.Mary Harrell-Sesniak is a genealogist, historian, and author based in Houston, Texas.
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