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The good neighbor : the life and work of Fred Rogers
Publication Information
New York : Abrams Press, [2018]
Physical Description
406 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary
Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces the iconic children's program host's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work.
Contents
- Prologue: A beautiful day
- Freddy
- Breathing room
- College days
- Love and music
- Basic training
- The children's corner
- On-air ministry
- Dr. Margaret McFarland
- Toronto and the CBC
- The birth of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- The Pastore hearing
- Language and meaning
- Mister Rogers, boss and teacher
- Puppet world
- On hiatus
- He's back!
- Behind the scenes in the Neighborhood
- Fred Rogers, musician
- Mister Rogers's family values
- Fearless authenticity
- Swimming
- The legacy
- The end of the Neighborhood
- America's favorite neighbor
- Mister Rogers lives on
- Epilogue: A personal note on the importance of Fred Rogers.