Masks in a Pageant
by William Allen White
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Biographies of four presidents of the United States, from William McKinley through Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft to Woodrow Wilson. Written by William Allen White a man who became seen as the voice of middle America in the first half of the 20th century. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using show more the original text and artwork. show lessTags
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William Allen White, Journalist and author, was born February 10, 1868 in Emporia, Kansas and died January 29, 1944 in Emporia, Kansas. White attended the College of Emporia and the University of Kansas. He worked as an editorial writer for the Kansas City Star. Shortly after his marriage to Sally Moss Lindsay the couple moved to Emporia in 1895 show more and White bought the Emporia Gazette. Here he would earn the nickname "The Sage of Emporia." White's editorial "To an Anxious Friend," a statement for free speech, earned him the 1923 Pulitzer Prize. White died January 29, 1944, in Emporia, after completing a chapter in his autobiography. William Lindsay completed his father's autobiography, which earned his second Pulitzer Prize. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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