Ed Howe - Country Town Philosopher by Calder M. Pickett
Ed Howe and his writings have long needed dissection. Here at last is a comprehensive picture of the man who was once the most widely-quoted small town editor in America. As a magazine writer, novelist, and publisher of the Atchison (Kansas) Globe until his death in 1937, Howe was regarded by many as the sage of common sense and a pillar of his era's conservatism. Although William Allen White eulogized him as "a plain man who lived a plain life among plain people," Howe associated with such among the high and mighty as William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Elbert Hubbard, and H L Mencken. He traveled widely, and he commented on just about every aspect of the small town, the nation, and the world around him.
This hardcover book is in good condition with some imperfections to the dust jacket but pages and cover in very good condition.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Publication Date: 1969
