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Webster Publishing Co, 1939. Illustrated throughout with color, B&W art reproductions, and maps. Color frontispiece of Warwick Castle, England - From such old castles the crusaders ro… Plus…

Webster Publishing Co, 1939. Illustrated throughout with color, B&W art reproductions, and maps. Color frontispiece of Warwick Castle, England - From such old castles the crusaders rode. Pages clean, unmarked, binding tight, very slight lean to spine. Pictorial boards, black and red decorations and lettering, clean, colors bright, sunned spine and edges, a little shelf wear. In the preface the authors point out that young Americans must have some conception of the Old-World past before they can intelligently undertake the serious study of the history of this country. Usual ex-libri markings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Not Stated Assumed First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good-. Illus. by Various Artists. Ex-Library., Webster Publishing Co, 1939, 3, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. A few B&W photos throughout. 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., Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991, 6, New York: Plume Books. 1992. Very Good condition. Some age-toning to page edges. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Foreword by Governor L. Douglas Wilder. 442 pages. Set against the backdrop of twentieth -century America and against a social fabric of rampant racism, this autobiography celebrates the achievements of General Davis who defied the odds to graduate from West Point and become an aviator with a successful military career. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st thus. Trade Paperback., Plume Books, 1992, 0<