How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas

作者 Jeff Guinn著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2012年4月第1版
ISBN 9781585425358
定价 76.00

内容简介

InthisdelightfulChristmasChroniclestale,thefirstladyofChristmasherselftellsthestoryofhowsheandaverybravegroupofpeopleoncesavedatreasuredholidayfrombeinglostforever.It's1620,andMrsClaus'dearhusbandisoffintheNewWorld,plantingtheseedsforwhatwillbecomeagloriousChristmastradition.Meanwhile,MrsClaushaschosentostayinEngland,wherethefirstsignsofadangerousthreattoYuletidecheerareinevidence.ThePuritanshavegainedcontrolofParliamentandappeardeterminedtotakeallthejoyoutofChristmas.ButMrsClausknowsthatit'stimeforseriousactionwhen,in1647,alawispassedbyParliamentthatactuallypunishesanyonewhocelebratesChristmas.Basedontheactualeventsofadayin1647,whententhousandpeasantsmarchedthroughthestreetsofCanterburydemandingtheirrighttocelebrateabelovedholiday,"HowMrsClausSavedChristmas"isrichinhistoricaldetail,adventureandplainol'Christmasfun.

作者简介

JeffGuinnisbookseditorattheFortWorthStar-Telegram.Heistheauthorofseveralbooks,includingTheSixteenthMinute:LifeintheAftermathofFameandOurLandBeforeWeDie:TheProudStoryoftheSeminoleNegro,whichreceivedtheTexasBookAward.HeisalsotheauthorofTheAutobiographyofSantaClausandHowMrsClausSavedChristmas.

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