During his long tenure as editor of the Emporia Gazette , William Allen White won nation-wide fame as an author, political leader, and social commentator. But more than anything else, he became the national embodiment of the small-town newspaperman and all the treasured virtues that small towns represented in the minds of Americans. Home Town News is both a fascinating biography and a compelling social history. The book uses White's career to help us understand the role of journalism--and the journalist--in turn-of-the ...
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During his long tenure as editor of the Emporia Gazette , William Allen White won nation-wide fame as an author, political leader, and social commentator. But more than anything else, he became the national embodiment of the small-town newspaperman and all the treasured virtues that small towns represented in the minds of Americans. Home Town News is both a fascinating biography and a compelling social history. The book uses White's career to help us understand the role of journalism--and the journalist--in turn-of-the-century American culture: Far from being a simple chronicler of daily events, the small-town newspaperman carried considerable weight in his community, becoming a leading force in local business, a galvanizing influence in civic life, and a key political activist. In addition, Home Town News tells the story of Emporia, Kansas, during this period of social change, offering a richly textured description of small-town life that takes us beyond abstractions like "modernization" and "boosterism" to yield new insights into the processes that have shaped modern America.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Home Town News: William Allen White & the Emporia to cart. $5.50, very good condition, Sold by Lorrin Wong Bookseller rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by NY: Oxford University Press.
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A clean fine trade hard cover book/ dust jacket spine lightly faded otherwise near fine dust jacket. White bought the Emporia Gazette in 1895 at the age of 27 and over time became the embodiment of the American small town newspaperman.
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A few B&W photos throughout. New. No Jacket Issued. Book CONDITION: UNREAD 1991 Johns Hopkins Univ. Press trade paperback, first PB edition, first printing. A few B&W photos illustrate throughout. CONTENT: First let me recommend something, if you have not read it. It's online. White lost his daughter Mary in a horseback riding accident. His essay/obit for her is one of the most moving pieces of American literature ever published. It is simply styled as "Mary White." Do yourself a favor-read it. (It is also included in this book. ) In 1895, as a 27-year-old journalist, White bought the Emporia, Kansas newspaper and moved home. During his long tenure, White gained nationwide fame as the "Sage of Emporia"-the embodiment of the small-town newspaperman and all the treasured virtues that small towns represented in the minds of Americans. White carefully shaped his paper's vision of its community to promote local economic growth, Republican political control, and social harmony. He adapted the ideas and rhetoric of small-town boosterism to changing economic realities and sought to preserve local autonomy even as the Gazette introduced readers to mass-produced consumer goods. At one point there was a discussion about whether the Gazette was actually a newspaper and practiced real journalism. White was a fascinating character and every journalism student should know him. BTW, there was even a movie about this very issue as a side plot to a comic love story-1958's Teacher's Pet.
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Very Good. 1st edition, 1st printing, Oxford University Press hardcover w/ DJ, 1989. Book is VG+ to Near Fine (NF), w/ clean text, binding so tight it appears to have never been read. DJ is VG to VG+, price-clipped, w/ lightly sunned spine panel. Free delivery confirmation.
