Details the life of the children's author and illustrator who created such memorable characters as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Tom Kitten.

Ownership -- Roots -- Exposures --Transitions -- Experiments -- Discoveries -- Fantasies -- Ideas -- Realities -- Losses -- Stories -- Diversions -- Satisfactions -- Partnerships -- Salvages -- Opportunities -- Legacies -- Americans -- Ventures -- Passages -- Challenges -- Reflections -- Stewardship.