126: Christmas Special 6: Jacob Riis’ “Is There a Santa Claus?”
from History That Doesn't Suck
by Prof. Greg Jackson
Published: Mon Dec 19 2022
Show Notes
“Now, how would you like to be a reporter, if you have got nothing better to do?”
This is the story of a reporter–a muckraker–answering a boy who wants to know if Santa Clause actually exists. And somehow, it’s an answer that manages to mention Theodore Roosevelt.
This is Jacob Riis’ Is There a Santa Clause?
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