Walt Before Mickey: Disney's Early Years, 1919-1928

by Timothy S. Susanin

For ten years before the creation of Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney struggled with, failed at, and eventually mastered the art and business of animation. Most biographies of his career begin in 1928, when Steamboat Willie was released. That first Disney Studio cartoon with synchronized sound made its main character--Mickey Mouse--an icon for generations.

But Steamboat Willie was neither Disney's first cartoon nor Mickey Mouse's first...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604739606
• ISBN13: 9781604739602
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"