| Santa's Village Contributor(s): Wenz, Phillip L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738561010 ISBN-13: 9780738561011 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Loose Leaf - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Performing Arts | Business Aspects |
| Dewey: 791.068 |
| Series: Postcards of America (Looseleaf) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 3.5" W x 6.1" (0.15 lbs) 15 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Holiday - Christmas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since 1959, Santas Village in Dundee has entertained millions. The park was born of a man who as a child had no real Christmas. Glenn Holland grew up in California during the Great Depression. His parents died by the time he was 18 years old, leaving him to care for his younger sister. As a father, he tried to give his own children the type of Christmas that he only knew in his dreams. In the early 1950s, struck with inspiration, Holland sat at his kitchen table one day and started to sketch his idea for a Christmas fairyland where all the magic of the holiday would come to life: Santas Village. Holland and general contractor Putnam Henck built three Santas Villages, two in California and one in Dundee. |