Roy Exum: Now, The 2020 Version - Chattanoogan.com
Roy Exum: Now, The 2020 Version Wednesday, December 23, 2020 - by Roy Exum Roy Exum It was on this very day – Dec. 23 but 197 years ago -- when an anonymous poem appeared in the Troy, N.Y., newspaper entitled “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Quickly, the poem spread, and its popularity was quite nearly instant. About 15 years later, Clement Clarke Moore stepped forward to admit he had written it for his children but … well, he feared his reputation as a very erudite and knightly professor might suffer if it were known he authored such an unscholarly verse. Believe it or not, there a...
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