
Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel
A Biography
Da Capo Press Inc
Published on 22. August 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-306-80736-7 (ISBN)
Description
Horton, Thidwick, Yertle, the Lorax, the Grinch, Sneetches, and the Cat in the Hat are just a handful of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (1904--1991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his forty-seven children's books, from 1937's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street to 1990's Oh, the Places You'll Go! During his lifetime Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards, and a Pulitzer, but the man himself remained a reclusive enigma. In this first and only biography of the good doctor, the authors, his close friends for almost thirty years, have drawn on their firsthand insights as well as his voluminous papers; the result is an illuminating, intimate portrait of a dreamer who saw the world "through the wrong end of a telescope," and invited us to enjoy the view.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hachette Books
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
16pp photographs
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
542 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-80736-7 (9780306807367)
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Persons
California journalists Judith and Neil Morgan have written articles together for National Geographic and other magazines. Neil's eleven books include Westward Tilt and The California Syndrome; Judith's first book, California, with Dewitt Jones, appeared in 1989. California journalists Judith and Neil Morgan have written articles together for National Geographic and other magazines. Neil's eleven books include Westward Tilt and The California Syndrome; Judith's first book, California, with Dewitt Jones, appeared in 1989.
Content
* Prologue * Springfield 19001915 * Springfield 19151921 * Dartmouth 19211925 * Oxford 19251926 * Helen Palmer Geisel 19271928 * New York 19281935 * Mulberry Street 19361938 * Horton Hatches the Egg 19381940 * World War II 19411946 * Holly wood 19461950 * The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. 19511953 * La Jolla 19531955 * The Cat in the Hat 19551960 * Green Eggs and Ham 19601963 * Fox in Socks 19641967 * The Lorax 19671971 * Audrey Stone Geisel 19711974 * I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! 19751980 * The Butter Battle Book 19811984 * Youre Only Old Once! 19851986 * Oh, the Places Youll Go! 19871991 * Epilogue