Today, the name 'Disney' evokes many things: images of a magical fairyland castle, a theme park or treasured memories of afternoons spent watching The Jungle Book or The Little Mermaid with parents or children.Others might think first of a multi-billion dollar corporation which now owns everything from Star Wars to The Muppets.Both views are valid.A century ago, however, Disney was not yet a thing but a young man, a man struggling to establish himself in life and still completely unknown. Walt, known as "Walter' for most of his childhood, always loved to draw and appreciated a good story, whether it was the play, Peter Pan, early silent versions of Snow White at the cinema or the exaggerated tales of Civil War heroism told to him by his grandfather.Sadly, Walters' father, Elias was a failure as both as a farmer and a construction contractor. He would regularly beat his sons severely. The book is well researched, sometimes going into rather excessive detail about wider topics such as the 1919 Spanish Influenza and late 19th century labour disputes.The story ends with Walt finally on the verge of his first great success. An American tale with a happy ending.
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