The Man Who Was Dr. Seuss: The Life and Work of Theodor Geisel Book

	Acknowledgments
	Chronology
	Key Dates in the life of Theodor Geisel	13
	Prologue ... one of his earliest memories was playing with lion cubs ...	23
1	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 ..."	25
2	1927-1939 The drone of the Kungsholm's engine became the driving force of Dr. Seuss's career	50
3	1939-1948 "I meant what I said and I said what I meant ... An elephant's faithful--one hundred percent!"	80
4	1948-1956 ... he began to chart vast regions of his own, the terra incognito of his Seussian world ...	100
5	1956-1960 "... easily the best Christmas-cad since Scrooge ..."	119
6	1960-1971 "And I learned there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind."	142
7	1971-1991 "Oh, the places you'll go ..."	163
	Epilogue "... to a unique and hallowed place in the nurseries of the world ..."	177
	Bibliography	179
	Notes	185
	Index	197
	About the Author	211