Crusader for democracy : the political life of William Allen White /
"Once upon a time, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" referred not to a Thomas Frank book but to an editorial from Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White. A lifelong Republican, White saw himself as defending the common man - "The Voice of Main Street"--Even against f...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence, Kansas :
University Press of Kansas,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "Once upon a time, "What's the Matter with Kansas?" referred not to a Thomas Frank book but to an editorial from Emporia Gazette editor William Allen White. A lifelong Republican, White saw himself as defending the common man - "The Voice of Main Street"--Even against fellow Republicans, and built a reputation as a man with little interest in partisan games. But while he positioned himself as the voice of small-town, Midwestern common sense, he was also a savvy political operative with connections to state and national political figures from both parties. Herbert Hoover and Teddy Roosevelt visited White at his home in Emporia; FDR famously quipped that he could count on White's support "three and a half out of every four years." In the first scholarly work on White in nearly twenty years, Charles Delgadillo foregrounds the famed journalist's political relationships, revealing White as a critical, influential political figure - one who represented a brand of moderate conservatism that seems to have faded amid today's heated partisanship."--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780700626397 0700626395 |
