Workin' on the Railroad
Subtitle: Reminiscences from the Age of Steam
Publisher: American West Publ. Co
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9789101181771
First sentence: SEVERAL YEARS AGO a weekly magazine that dotes on quaint and picturesque detail made a conscientious effort to pin down the origins of Santa Claus-not Nicholas of Myra, the Christian saint, but Jolly Old St. Nick, the Santa Claus of commerce, the bearded New Amsterdam burgher who works in department stores at Christmas time.