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This enchanting Christmas classic returns for a new holiday season, combining historical fact with glorious legend as St. Nicholas himself reveals the definitive story of Santa Claus. With seven centuries of holiday magic all rolled into twenty-four chapters-one for each cold December night leading up to Christmas-The Autobiography of Santa Clausis a great gift for the whole family!

Jeff Guinn is an award-winning journalist and books editor of The Fort Worth Star Telegram.

Editor's Preface	vii
Foreword	xi
ONE: My Earliest Memories	1	(16)
TWO: Nicholas, Bishop	17	(10)
THREE: Leaving Home	27	(8)
FOUR: Why the Calendar Changed	35	(8)
FIVE: The Beginning of Magic	43	(10)
SIX: Felix and Me	53	(10)
SEVEN: Carving Out Our Fortunes	63	(10)
EIGHT: Layla	73	(10)
NINE: Travels with Attila	83	(12)
TEN: Arthur of Britain	95	(10)
ELEVEN: The Dark Ages	105	(12)
TWELVE: "Let's Give Gifts of Toys!"	117	(10)
THIRTEEN: The Man Who Changed Christmas	127	(14)
FOURTEEN: Gunpowder, Chimneys, and Stockings	141	(10)
FIFTEEN: At Court with Columbus	151	(14)
SIXTEEN: The Christmas Legend of Saint Nicholas	165	(12)
SEVENTEEN: Hard Times in the New World	177	(12)
EIGHTEEN: Reunion in America	189	(12)
NINETEEN: Diedrick Knickerbocker and "Silent Night"	201	(14)
TWENTY: Reindeer Fly, and So Do I	215	(14)
TWENTY-ONE: A Christmas Carol	229	(12)
TWENTY-TWO: "Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"	241	(12)
TWENTY-THREE: Theodore Roosevelt and Our North Pole Home	253	(14)
TWENTY-FOUR: Happy Christmas to All	267	(14)
Santa's Favorite Recipe	281	(4)
Resources	285	(4)
Acknowledgments	289

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The Autobiography of Santa Claus

The Autobiography of Santa Claus

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