Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men
Subtitle: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning 50,000 Years
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: November 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780786429585
Subjects: Customs; History: World; History; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; General; History / General; Social History
First sentence: It began with a question, a nagging doubt raised by available Santa Claus articles and books that offered only one explanation: Santa Claus is an Americanization of Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century Asian bishop.