{"product_id":"twas-the-night-before-christmas-early-santa-history-plus-rare-1821-childrens-friend-with-old-santeclaus-paperback","title":"'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Early Santa History Plus Rare 1821 Children's Friend With Old Santeclaus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJuleanne Crighton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLARGE PRINT. A clear, concise early history of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus, in color, complete with footnotes and bibliography  PLUS the extremely rare 1821 Old Santeclaus with Much Delight poem that first introduced a Santa Claus and a flying reindeer--considered to be the first colored lithographed Christmas book in America (only two known copies of this classic ). 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Paulding, and Clement Clarke Moore, and famous Illustrators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Early History of Santa and His Reindeer \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarly History of Santa Claus and Reindeer Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSaint Nicholas to America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst Mention of Santa Claus\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSantaclaus, Presents, Stockings (Washington Irving)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSanta in Art Form (John Pintard)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSancte Claus Poem\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSanta in Flying Wagon (Washington Irving)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEarliest Visual of Santa in Sleigh with One Flying Reindeer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNEW Santa and Eight Reindeer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst Time Santa and Eight Reindeer in Newsprint\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded Version of Santa (James K. 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