Acknowledgments | |
Chronology | |
Key Dates in the life of Theodor Geisel | p. 13 |
Prologue ... one of his earliest memories was playing with lion cubs ... | p. 23 |
1904-1927 "... when he walked into a room it was like a magician's act. Birds flew out of his hands, and endless bright scarves and fireworks ..." | p. 25 |
1927-1939 The drone of the Kungsholm's engine became the driving force of Dr. Seuss's career | p. 50 |
1939-1948 "I meant what I said and I said what I meant ... An elephant's faithful--one hundred percent!" | p. 80 |
1948-1956 ... he began to chart vast regions of his own, the terra incognito of his Seussian world ... | p. 100 |
1956-1960 "... easily the best Christmas-cad since Scrooge ..." | p. 119 |
1960-1971 "And I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind." | p. 142 |
1971-1991 "Oh, the places you'll go ..." | p. 163 |
Epilogue "... to a unique and hallowed place in the nurseries of the world ..." | p. 177 |
Bibliography | p. 179 |
Notes | p. 185 |
Index | p. 197 |
About the Author | p. 211 |
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