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This insightful biography takes a balanced and thoughtful look at the creative and enigmatic man who has had a greater influence on American culture than almost any other individual: Walt Disney.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Man, Myth, and Mouse
Timeline: Events in the Life of Walt Disney
Chapter 1 Coming from the Heartland
Chapter 2 Diz: The Early Years
Chapter 3 The Illusion of Life
Chapter 4 1923
Chapter 5 Building a Better Mouse/Trap
Chapter 6 The Great Depression or Walt's Folly?
Chapter 7 The End of an Era
Chapter 8 World War II Propaganda
Chapter 9 HUAC
Chapter 10 Trains
Chapter 11 The Magic Kingdom
Appendix: The Walt Disney of…
Further Reading
Index

About the Author

Louise Krasniewicz, PhD, is an anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.