num_pages: 392
description: "A crackling good read. Griffith, in slicing off fat and organizing the material more sensibly, has really made the autobiography much more accessible to modern readers. After all, White himself would have done some such editing job had he lived. . . . Griffith's introduction is informative and entertaining."—George Juergens, author of Joseph Pulitzer and the New York World and News from the White House"Compulsively readable; White knew "everyone" in his day, and he has a wonderful journalistic talent for the memorable and evocative story. . . . The book is both an important political and cultural document and a lasting example of the autobiographical art, a classic of the genre. I welcome its reissue."—Paul Boyer, Henry R. Luce Visiting Professor of American Culture, Northwestern University, author of Urban Masses and Moral Order in America, 1820-1920Author Biography: Sally Foreman Griffith is the author of Home Town News: William Allen White and the Emporia Gazette.
language: English
title: The Autobiography of William Allen White
titlecomplete: The Autobiography of William Allen White
characters: William Allen White
genres: Nonfiction, Biography, History
ratings_count: 34
awards: awardedAt: -725817600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Biography or Autobiography
publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas