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    The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking
    The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking
    The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking
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    The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking

    By Ellis Parker Butler

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    Ellis Parker Butler was an early 20th century American author who wrote dozens of works, his most famous being the short story Pigs is Pigs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKrill Press
    Release dateFeb 4, 2016
    ISBN9781518394010
    The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking
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    Ellis Parker Butler

    Ellis Parker Butler (1869–1937) was an American author of more than thirty books and two thousand stories and essays. His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. Despite the enormous volume of his work, Butler was, for most of his life, only a part-time author. He worked full-time as a banker and was very active in his local community. A founding member of both the Dutch Treat Club and the Authors League of America, Butler was an always-present force in the New York City literary scene. He died in Williamsville, Massachusetts.

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      The Thin Santa Claus - Ellis Parker Butler

      THE THIN SANTA CLAUS: THE CHICKEN YARD THAT WAS A CHRISTMAS STOCKING

      ..................

      Ellis Parker Butler

      YURITA PRESS

      Thank you for reading. In the event that you appreciate this book, please consider sharing the good word(s) by leaving a review, or connect with the author.

      This book is a work of fiction; its contents are wholly imagined.

      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      Copyright © 2016 by Ellis Parker Butler

      Interior design by Pronoun

      Distribution by Pronoun

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Seal: Illustrated by May Wilson Preston: NEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY MCMIX: Copyright, 1909, by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY Published, November, 1909.: Copyright, 1908, by The Curtis Publishing Company: TO: HARRY S. MOORE

      THE END: BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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      The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking

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      Ellis Parker Butler

      The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking

      Published by Yurita Press

      New York City, NY

      First published circa 1937

      Copyright © Yurita Press, 2015

      All rights reserved

      Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired

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