Document Type
Book
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
William Allen White was inevitable in Kansas: someone who epitomized the central nature of the region was bound to appear. White s career in journalism, politics, and literature reflects the radical changes in the American West between the Civil War and World War II. At the same time, his life reflects mainstream American values. Centrifugal forces that originated in his acquaintance with state and national people and events drew him East, but centripetal forces drew him back to Emporia: the newspaper business, his family, his genuine commitment to the town itself. Although his attempts to balance these varied interests produced obvious tensions in his life, they were also the sources of his strength as the “Sage of Emporia.”
Recommended Citation
Quantic, Diane Dufva. William Allen White. Boise, ID: Boise State University, 1993. Digital. Western Writers Series, 109.