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A Mile of Make-Believe: A History of the Eaton´s Santa Claus Parade
Steve Penfold
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Paperback. A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton's sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 380.
A Mile of Make Believe examines the unique history of the Santa Claus parade in Canada. This volume focuses on the Eaton’s sponsored parades that occurred in Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg as well as the shorter-lived parades in Calgary and Edmonton. There is also a discussion of small town alternatives, organized by civic groups, service clubs, and chambers of commerce.
By focusing on the pioneering effort of the Eaton’s department store Steve Penfold argues that the parade ultimately represented a paradoxical form of cultural power: it allowed Eaton’s to press its image onto public life while also reflecting the decline ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442629240
SKU
V9781442629240
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About Steve Penfold
Steve Penfold is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. He is the author of The Donut: A Canadian History (UTP 2008).
Reviews for A Mile of Make-Believe: A History of the Eaton´s Santa Claus Parade
Steve Penfold has "crafted a smart and funny account of a lost piece of Canadiana."
Holly Doan
Blacklocks Reporter, November 5, 2016
‘This book should find its way down our chimneys as an excellent example of going beneath the surface to uncover the deeper structure of our collective past.’
Len Kuffert
Canadian Historical Review vol ... Read more
Holly Doan
Blacklocks Reporter, November 5, 2016
‘This book should find its way down our chimneys as an excellent example of going beneath the surface to uncover the deeper structure of our collective past.’
Len Kuffert
Canadian Historical Review vol ... Read more