Hark!: The biography of Christmas

by Paul Kerensa

In this delightful sleigh ride through Christmas history, Paul Kerensa answers the festive questions you never thought to ask... Did Cromwell help shape the mince pie? Was St Nicholas the first to use an automatic door? Which classic Christmas crooners were inspired by a Hollywood heatwave? And did King Herod really have a wife called Doris? Whether you mull on wine or enjoy the biggest turkey, the biggest tree or the biggest credit card bill,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745980171
• ISBN13: 9780745980171
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"