Autobiography of William Allen White

from ksmyth

I confess, I've only read the first 150 pages or so of this book. The first hundred pages are a fabulous description of growing up in late 19th century small town Kansas that is spell-binding and breathtaking. After that it bogged down and I lost interest. Maybe I'll have to try again

from robertsgirl

Anyone growing up in his years, and later has heard of the great newspaper man from the small town who spoke wise, down to earth with pithy sentences. This book was published after his death and has a finish by his son, who was also a journalist. This book also won the Pulitzer. It is a great acc...