Ostensibly a book review of three recent Walt Disney biographies, Mark Grief's essay is a fascinating survey of the psychological and cultural factors making up this uniquely 20th century entertainment industry giant. Herein, Disney is described as something of an old-fashioned, crafts-oriented artist, a hard-headed capitalist, a disappointed socialist, a daffy technical innovator, a theme park impresario, a futurist, and the prototypical American entrepreneur.
