Coming in November to Amazon, Andrew Kiste’s new book, The Early Life of Walt Disney, is more than just a biography of the man: it tells the story of Walt as he experienced and was infleunced by the early twentieth century!
In this newest book, Andrew Kiste tells never-before-heard stories about young Walt’s life including:
how the young Walt Disney survived a terrorist attack;
why the Disney family really left Chicago and moved to Marceline;
how Walt Disney’s bout with the 1918 Spanish flu almost claimed his life;
how America’s greatest and best-loved showman experienced homelessness;
and more!
Also, loads of first-hand research went into the writing of this book, making Kiste the only Disney biographer to have a personalized tour of Walt’s birthplace in Chicago, wander through (and enjoy an adult beverage in the living room of) the Disney’s Marceline farmhouse, explore the cavernous rooms of Kansas City’s Union Station, dig through the building records of the Bellefontaine house and even put his hands on the garage Walt built with his father Elias in Kansas City. As an added bonus, The Early Life of Walt Disney allows readers to join on one such tour with Andrew Kiste by including a transcript of the tour of Walt Disney’s Birthplace, built by the hands of Elias Disney, located on Chicago’s Tripp Avenue!
The Early Life of Walt Disney is published by White Owl Books, an imprint of Pen & Sword books, and is available for pre-order on Amazon now!