Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography

David Michaelis

Harper Collins, Oct 7, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 704 pages

Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us the first full-length biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts: at once a creation story, a portrait of a native genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man with the central role he played in shaping the national imagination. Schulz and Peanuts is the definitive epic biography of an American icon and the unforgettable characters he created.

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User Review  - dasam - LibraryThing

A fascinating biography of an enigmatic man. Peanuts stands on its own as in many ways universal in its messages and experiences. But seeing how the biography of Schulz intersects with and influences ...

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User Review  - JenniferRobb - LibraryThing

I've liked Peanuts for a long time, but didn't really know much about Charles Schulz. I enjoyed learning about his early life and how he came to cartooning/comics. The middle of his life made me ...

Contents

• Sparky: 3
• RelatIves: 9
• The Art of BarberInG: 28
• East Comes West: 37
• SON OF: 51
• DIsGuIsed: 53
• OrdInary Joes: 72
• SpIke and The GanG: 84
• Class of One: 94
• Alone: 114
• 19431945: 131
• MIDDLE WEST: 157
• BreakInG the Ice: 159
• Heads and BodIes: 181
• FaIth: 190
• Redheads: 202
• SaGa: 224
• PUSHING WEST: 239
• To the RockIes: 241
• Peanuts Inc: 265
• The Call of CalIfornIa: 287
• Coffee Lane: 318
• Gospel: 346
• The DawnInG of the AGe: 364
• ZENITH: 401
• A Good Man: 403
• Arena: 420
• DoGhouse: 464
• HappIness: 483
• EMPIRE OF: 499
• Poor Sweet Baby: 501
• Plush: 523
• StIll LookInG: 536
• DaIlIes Done: 557
• AcknowledGments: 567
• Source Notes: 573
• Index: 633

About the author

David Michaelis is the author of two bestselling biographies, including N. C. Wyeth (available from Harper Perennial), which won the Ambassador Book Award for Biography and Autobiography, given by the English-Speaking Union of the United States. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
• Author: David Michaelis
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2008
• ISBN: 0060937998, 9780060937997
• Length: 704 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers; Biography & Autobiography / General