{"product_id":"the-great-santa-search-9781585425990","title":"The Great Santa Search","description":"This follow-up to Jeff Guinn's bestselling holiday favorites \u003cb\u003eThe Autobiography of Santa Claus \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eHow Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas \u003c\/b\u003etakes readers on a sleigh ride through the history of Christmas in America that lands smack-dab in 2006, as a new reality TV show threatens to destroy the true spirit of Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis third installment in Jeff Guinn's bestselling Christmas Chronicles series finds Santa facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his career. As Santa himself relates in this delightful holiday read, the trouble began in 1841, when a Philadelphia merchant named J.W. Parkinson hired a neighbor to dress as Kris Kringle in order to lure shoppers into his dry-goods store. Much to Santa's chagrin, it's been pretty much downhill since. It seems everybody wants a piece of Christmas, and through the years, it has gotten worse--to the point that not a Christmas can go by without phony Santas posing on street corners across the country. But when, in 2006, it's announced that a new reality TV show called The Great Santa Search will feature a competition to find the \"real\" St. Nicholas, Santa knows it's time to step in! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith all the rich historical detail and glorious Christmas cheer that made \u003cb\u003eThe Autobiography of Santa Claus \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e treasured family favorites, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Santa Search \u003c\/i\u003eis destined to become yet another Christmas classic from Jeff Guinn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585425990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 6.02w x 0.90d","brand":"Jeff Guinn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000436482229,"sku":"9781585425990","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ef5b1e4e-16bf-448a-ad00-cc69e4b62170.jpg?v=1736264780","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-great-santa-search-9781585425990","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}