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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101582344191
ISBN-139781582344195
eBay Product ID (ePID)46599539
Product Key Features
Book TitleNicholas : the Epic Journey from Saint to Santa Claus
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, Holidays / Christmas & Advent, Middle East / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Religion, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJeremy Seal
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-011875
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal270.2/092
SynopsisAn elegantly written, idiosyncratic biography of Santa Claus, from his saintly origins in Turkey to his current reign as the king of Christmas. Nicholas is a biographical travelogue tracing the evolution of one of the greatest cults of modern times--the rise of Santa Claus from his origins in Byzantine Turkey to his role as the jolly man who grants every child's wish. It is a compelling story of religious worship and strife, cultural interpretation, and mass commercialization brilliantly framed by Jeremy Seal's modern-day voyage in Santa's footsteps. Saint Nicholas, as Santa was originally known, lived and worked in Myra on the southern coast of Turkey 1,700 years ago. He became a revered figure in the Orthodox and Catholic churches, attracting devotees across the Christian world as his cult shifted westward with the centuries. The saint's bones are said to still exist, and Seal's dogged pursuit of these relics launches his quest for Santa's true lineage--one that takes him through present-day Turkey, Italy, Holland, England, America, and finally Lapland as he pieces together the history of this extraordinary man-to-myth transformation. In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Tony Horowitz, Jeremy Seal is a natural storyteller, weaving fascinating history and intrepid travelogue into a book every bit as enchanting as its subject
LC Classification NumberBR1720.N46S43 2005
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