Signed by the author "Happy Rails! Michael Broggie 11.2017" on the title page. With "Benjamin Franklin Award Winner Best Biography" sticker on the title page and "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front cover.

Laid in is Michael Broggie's Carolwood Pacific Historical Society business card. The Carolwood Pacific Historical Society operates Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn in Griffith Park on behalf of the Walt Disney Family Foundation.

The award-winning biography of Walt Disney that chronicles the amazing connection between America's most honored filmmaker and this country's long history of railroads. This updated 2014 edition contains a full listing of all Disney Legends through 2015.

From the publisher:

Thousands of books and articles have been written about Walt Disney and his organization, yet few people realize the significance railroading played in the evolution of the Disney empire. Encouraged by Walt's family and railfans inside and outside the Disney organization, Michael Broggie has chronicled the tale of Walt Disney's personal involvement in railroading.

This book unveils the private realm of Disney railroading through hundreds of photographs, many of which have never before been made public, and interviews with Mrs. Walt Disney, Diane Disney Miller, Ward Kimball, Ollie Johnston, Bob Harpur, Bill Cottrell, Roger Broggie, Bill Evans, and many others.

Walt Disney's love affair with trains began in his hometown of Marceline, Missouri. His first job was selling tobacco, candy, and newspapers on the Missouri Pacific line. By 1950, his enthusiasm for realistic model trains had evolved into an elaborate backyard live steam railroad. Walt's Carolwood Pacific Railroad included a 46-foot-long trestle, loops, overpasses, gradients, an elevated dirt berm, and a 90-foot tunnel underneath Mrs. Disney's flower bed!

The complete history of the Disney railroads, from small scale models to steam trains for the Disney parks is covered. This is a book all Disney collectors and railroad enthusiasts will want to experience! Over 300 illustrations, many previously unpublished.

Foreword by Lillian Bounds Disney. Introductions by Ward Kimball and Ollie Johnston.

This came from the library of Burny Mattinson (1935-2023), an animator, director, producer, and story artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios, from 1953 until his death in 2023. Mattinson directed Mickey's Christmas Carol and The Great Mouse Detective. He was named a Disney Legend in 2008 and was the longest serving employee of The Walt Disney Company, with a career that spanned almost 70 years. His extensive library included numerous subjects and especially large collections of books on Disney, animation, and classic comic strips.