The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney
The Disney Version is a model of good judgment, exemplary in balance and impeccable in tone. (Joseph EpsteinCommentary)The single most illuminating work on America and the movies. (Robert W. ButlerKansas City Star)One of the best studies ever done on American popular culture...unfailingly, consistently intelligent, and eminently readable. (Stephen J. WhitfieldBrandeis University)The story of how Disney built an empire on corrupt popular culture...becomes a revealing part of American cultural history. (Pauline Kael)Established the terms of interpretation and debate about Disney...Schickel's [version] remains the most analytically and aesthetically penetrating portrait. (Benjamin SchwarzAtlantic)A classic history: the first to look behind the man's image. Enjoy a new introduction which reflects Disney's lasting influences. (Midwest Book Review)