DING The Life Of Jay Norwood Darling

Author David Lendt traces the story of Jay Norwood (Ding) Darling, the cartoonist's active life and meteoric career. Ding was a two- time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, waged a lifelong battle for conservation with an often indifferent American public. His life was fun and frustrating, energetic and profound. The intriguing Ding worked long hours and played with enthusiasm, ate pie for breakfast, visited Russia at the invitation of Stalin and  cavorted with Herbert Hoover. He knew Will Rogers, Henry Ford, Edna Ferber, Bernard Baruch, Robert Ripley, Ring Lardner and scores of other luminaries from the strident first half of the twentieth century in America. His name was a household word and his distinctive signature was his trade-mark. Lendt follows Darling from his birth in Michigan, through his flamboyant college days to his years as a nationally syndicated cartoonist whose work appeared in more than 100 daily newspapers serving millions of readers across the country. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. Soft bumps on the spine corners. Edge wear and tiny tears on the corners.