Alex Palmer

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Santa Claus didn't start living at the North Pole until the 1920's, but American children were writing him letters long before that, and there lies a tale.

The Unlikely War over Santa Claus Letters

Santa Claus didn't start living at the North Pole until the 1920's, but American children were writing him letters long before that, and there lies a tale.

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