Bob Eckstein - The Illustrated History of the Snowman

Bob Eckstein is an award-winning illustrator and writer, snowman expert, and New Yorker cartoonist. His previous book is Footnotes from the Worlds Greatest Bookstores. He lives with his wife in New York City.

PHOTO BY CARLO SAVO, CARLOSAVO.COM

Thank you to my all friends and colleagues for your help. Thanks to Trevor Crafts, Roy Kusher, Wallace Flores, Trevor Wilson, Susanna Font and the Schenectady County Historical Society, Geoffrey Robinson Photography, and Rich Goldschmidt of Rankin Bass Productions for additional images; Mike Maloney, Librarian & Archivist, Schenectady County Historical Society; and special thanks to James Lafton, Ashley Swinnerton, and Arthur Wehrhahn of MoMA for all your extra effort providing one of the earliest movie stills of a snowman.

Special thanks to my friend and editor, Ursula Cary. And to Piper Wallis, Sally Rinehart, Arielle Lewis, Melissa Evarts, Jessica Kastner, Kristen Mellitt, Shana Capozza, Evan Helmlinger, and the rest of the team at Globe Pequot for all your hard work and support. You have all been wonderful to work with.

And special gratitude to my wife, Tamar Stone, and agent and friend, Joy Tutela.

CARTOON BY BOB ECKSTEIN, 2018. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN BARRONS

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