Richard Tupper Atwater in Berlin circa 1913. “Nichtraucher” means “No Smoking” in German.
Photo of Florence Carroll Atwater circa 1921.
Richard and Florence Atwater with their first daughter, Doris, at the Indiana dunes in 1925.
Photo of Florence Carroll Atwater with her baby daughter, Carroll, at their cottage at the Indiana dunes in 1925.
Photo of Richard Tupper Atwater in 1926.
Richard Tupper Atwater’s Rand McNally publicity photo for the publication of Doris and the Trolls in 1931.
Photo of Florence Carroll Atwater circa 1934.
Florence Carroll Atwater signing copies of Mr. Popper's Penguins for fans in 1938, the year the book was published.
All photos courtesy of Carroll Atwater Bishop and her children, Kate and Alec. Used by permission.
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Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Contents
Chapter I. Stillwater
Chapter II. The Voice in the Air
Chapter III. Out of the Antarctic
Capter IV. Captain Cook
Capter V. Troubles with a Penguin
Capter VI. More Troubles
Capter VII. Captain Cook Builds a Nest
Capter VIII. Penguin's Promenade
Capter IX. In the Barber Shop
Capter X. Shadows
Capter XI. Greta
Capter XII. More Mouths to Feed
Capter XIII. Money Worries
Capter XIV. Mr. Greenbaum
Capter XV. Popper's Performing Penguins
Capter XVI. On the Road
Capter XVII. Fame
Capter XVIII. April Winds
Capter XIX. Admiral Drake
Capter XX. Farewell, Mr. Popper
A Biography of Richard and Florence Atwater
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