Dr. Seuss in the Army - Pop History
In the first of three parts revisiting Dr. Seuss, we talk about Ted's time in the US Army, where he helped create the classified cartoon character Private Snafu.
0:00 Intro
1:00 WWI and Isolationism
2:33 Mobilizing
4:24 Private Snafu
7:33 Closing the War
SOURCES:
"Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel" (1996) by Judith Morgan
Private Snafu: https://web.archive.org/web/200805120...
Children's Literature Goes to War: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5931.2...
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Website - https://pophistory.club
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