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Walt Disney Part One: The Best Darn Vacuum Salesman That Never Was

Kings of Democracy

English - December 27, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
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There's no many more synonymous with the 1950's American Dream than Walt Disney.  He was an innovator, a dreamer and kind of a jerk.  As many as 70% of Americans have visited one of his parks.  But how did he a kid from small town Missouri end up as the defining artist of a generation?  How did he get enough money to build an entire theme park?  How did he capture the attention of the world?  It's a long story, long enough to be our first two part EXTRAVAGANZA!

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