Santa Claus, Last of the Wild Men
Subtitle: The Origins and Evolution of Saint Nicholas, Spanning 50,000 Years
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: December 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780786402465
Subjects: Folklore; Santa Claus; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Sociology; Folklore & Mythology - Folklore; Nicholas; History; Nicholas,; Saint, Bp. of Myra; Wild men
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.