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Judith Morgan

Autor(a) de Dr. Seuss and Mr. Geisel

4 Works 329 Membros 10 Críticas

About the Author

Includes the name: Morgan Judith

Obras por Judith Morgan

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Morgan, Judith
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Locais de residência
La Jolla, California, USA
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Educação
University of Montana
Ocupações
journalist
columnist
Relações
Morgan, Neil (husband)

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Judith and Neil Morgan are California journalists. Jointly they have written many articles for National Geographic and other magazines.

Judith Blakely Morgan grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, graduated from the University of Montana, and served as an Inter-American Press Association fellow in Latin American and as a newspaper reporter. The travel column she has written since 1975 appears worldwide through Copley News Service. [adapted from Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel (1995)]

Membros

Críticas

A biography of Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, aka a beloved icon of much of the world's collective childhood.

I'll admit, I wasn't too sure about this book early on, as I found myself thinking that it was fine and all, but Geisel's life simply wasn't anywhere near as interesting as his work. Despite a surprisingly dramatic development or two, that is very much true, but I found myself growing fond of the biography after a while, anyway. Possibly just because it is liberally peppered with quotes and jokes and comments from the man himself, and, gosh, he really was exactly as offbeat and witty and delightful as you would expect. And the account of his death, and the tributes paid to him afterward, actually choked me up a little bit. Also, it's interesting as a portrait of a life that spanned most of the 20th century; the earlier chapters do perhaps provide a lens through which to view some history that is already fading from living memory.

(By the way, I kind of don't want to, but I guess I really need to address this or it's something of an elephant -- sadly, not Horton -- in the room. So: no, the reason I read this now isn't as some sort of protest against the recent-ish decision of Seuss' publishers to stop printing a few of his works because they contain racially stereotyped images that I'm sure raised no eyebrows among white people at the time, but that the publishers obviously feel aren't something they want to put in front of 21st century children. The timing was purely coincidence. And while I can't say what Mr. Geisel would have thought about the whole thing, having read the bio I can be pretty sure that the people who are most vocally offended by that aren't the sort of folks he would approve of. And that's all I have to say about that.)
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bragan | 9 outras críticas | May 15, 2021 |
I really enjoyed this book. It defiantly gave a different look on Ted Geisel. I am not so sure how I feel about his second wife Audrey. After reading how they got together and then doing more research on her I was a little upset about her not keeping her mouth shut about certain things that were better behind closed doors. Otherwise I think Ted Geisel is still a genius and still one of my idols. He truly was an amazing man.
 
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LVStrongPuff | 9 outras críticas | Nov 29, 2018 |
As with many people who lived across the span of the 20th century, what is nearly as interesting as the biographical aspects of Ted's life are the glimpses into the society in which he grew up and lived. As a descendent of German immigrants, we see how racism and bullying permeated American society during the World Wars and impacted Ted's personality. The rise and fall of prohibition is also well-documented here, through the impact it held for Ted's father and grandfather, who worked as brewers. Even the advent of various technologies, from typewriter to electric typewriter to computer, occurred during Ted's lifetime as held sway over his works. The two Morgans do an excellent job of demonstrating not only the development of Ted as artist and writer but also just how much changed in America and around the world over the course of Ted's lifetime.

Please read the rest of my review here: http://thevegbrarian.blogspot.ca/2013/08/dr-seuss-mr-geisel-book-review.html
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leahdawn | 9 outras críticas | Aug 8, 2013 |
This book is full of humour and delightful insights into the workings of children's books (non-existent before Dr. Seuss) and the many other projects under his guise. The legions of Seuss admirers are treated to accounts of the inspiration for and the history behind each of his famous books.
 
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brittneydufrene | 9 outras críticas | Nov 7, 2011 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
4
Membros
329
Popularidade
#72,116
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
10
ISBN
8

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