- Save $10 when you spend $50 and pay with Bill Me Later. The fast and convenient way to buy without using your credit card. Offer limited to items purchased from Amazon.com between July 14, 2008 and July 21, 2008. One per customer account. Enter code BMLSAVES at checkout. Here's how (restrictions apply)
Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Better Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Riverview Amusement Park (IL) (Images of America) by Dolores Haugh  (1)
$14.99
|
Amusement Parks of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware by Jim Futrell
$15.56
|
Christmas on State Street: 1940's and Beyond (IL) (Images of America) by Robert P. Ledermann  (8)
$16.49
|
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amusement Park Oddities & Trivia (Ripley's Believe It Or Not!) by Tim O'Brien
$9.79
|
Holiday World (IN) (Images of America) by Pat Koch
$13.59
|
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Since 1959, Santa’s Village in Dundee has entertained millions. The park was born of a man who as a child had no real Christmas. Glenn Holland grew up in California during the Great Depression. His parents died by the time he was 18 years old, leaving him to care for his younger sister. As a father, he tried to give his own children the type of Christmas that he only knew in his dreams. In the early 1950s, struck with inspiration, Holland sat at his kitchen table one day and started to sketch his idea for a Christmas fairyland where all the magic of the holiday would come to life: Santa’s Village. Holland and general contractor Putnam Henck built
three Santa’s Villages, two in California and one in Dundee.
About the Author
Phillip L. Wenz is the Dundee parkÂ’s resident Santa Claus and official historian. Besides his duties at SantaÂ’s Village, Wenz has been seen in numerous televised parades and national holiday events. Utilizing his personal collection of pictures, memorabilia, and rare park photographs, readers can once again reminisce about the fun of SantaÂ’s Village throughout the years. It is all here, the Christmas Tree Ride, the twirling Snowballs, SantaÂ’s House, and the Frozen North Pole.
Since 1959, Santa’s Village in Dundee has entertained millions. The park was born of a man who as a child had no real Christmas. Glenn Holland grew up in California during the Great Depression. His parents died by the time he was 18 years old, leaving him to care for his younger sister. As a father, he tried to give his own children the type of Christmas that he only knew in his dreams. In the early 1950s, struck with inspiration, Holland sat at his kitchen table one day and started to sketch his idea for a Christmas fairyland where all the magic of the holiday would come to life: Santa’s Village. Holland and general contractor Putnam Henck built
three Santa’s Villages, two in California and one in Dundee.
About the Author
Phillip L. Wenz is the Dundee parkÂ’s resident Santa Claus and official historian. Besides his duties at SantaÂ’s Village, Wenz has been seen in numerous televised parades and national holiday events. Utilizing his personal collection of pictures, memorabilia, and rare park photographs, readers can once again reminisce about the fun of SantaÂ’s Village throughout the years. It is all here, the Christmas Tree Ride, the twirling Snowballs, SantaÂ’s House, and the Frozen North Pole.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
See all customer reviews...
|
Inside This Book Browse Sample Pages: Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me! |
||