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American newspaper editor, politician, and author; winner of a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend." In his novels and short stories, White developed his idea of the small town as a metaphor for understanding social change and for preaching the necessity of community.
Works
(partial list)
- The Old Order Changeth: A View of American Democracy (1910)
- Theodore Roosevelt
- To an Anxious Friend (1923 Pulitzer winner in editorials)
Fiction
- The Real Issue: A Book of Kansas Stories (1896)
- The Court of Boyville (1899)
- Stratagems and Spoils: Stories of Love and Politics (1901)
- In Our Town (1906)
- A Certain Rich Man (1909)
- God's Puppets (1916)
- The Martial Adventures of Henry & Me (1918)
- In the Heart of a Fool (1918)
Poetry
- Rhymes by Two Friends, with Albert Bigelow Paine (1893)
Short works from magazines
- "What's the Matter with Kansas?", syndicated (1896)
- "A Recent Confederate Victory" (ss) McClure's Magazine, 1897
- "The Martyrdom of "Mealy" Jones" (ss) McClure's Magazine, 1897
- "When Johnny Went Marching Out" (n-f) McClure's Magazine, 1898
- "Much Pomp and Several Circumstances" (ss) McClure's Magazine, 1899
- "James Sears: A Naughty Person" (ss) McClure's Magazine, 1899
- "The Mercy of Death" (ss) Scribner's Magazine, Feb 1900
- "Science, St. Skinflint and Santa Claus: A Christmas talk" (essay) The American Magazine, Dec 1906
- "The Country Newspaper" (essay) Harper's Magazine, 1916
Works about White
- "White, William Allen," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
- "White, William Allen," in The Encyclopedia Americana, New York: The Encyclopedia Americana Corporation (1920)
- "White, William Allen," in Collier's New Encyclopedia, New York: P. F. Collier & Son Co. (1921)
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1927.
The author died in 1944, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 75 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.