Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Vintage)
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Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination (Vintage)

The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature ...
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