The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads

Download or read book The Real Santa of Miller & Rhoads written by Donna Strother Deekens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the turn of the twentieth century, young Bill Strother left the tobacco farms of North Carolina to make a living climbing buildings. He became known as the "Human Spider," scaling countless structures across the nation. Yet this was just a prelude to his true calling as the Santa Claus at Richmond's famed Miller & Rhoads department store. As department stores everywhere reached their golden age, Strother became one of the most beloved and sought-after Santas in the nation. Author and former Miller & Rhoads Snow Queen Donna Strother Deekens recounts the amazing history of the Real Santa.