On Democracy

About Dominic WhitingE. B White

E. B. White the author of such beloved classics as Charlotte's Web Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan was born in Mount Vernon New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and five or six years later joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine then in its infancy. He died on October 1 1985 and was survived by his son and three grandchildren. Mr. White's essays have appeared in Harper's magazine and some of his other books are: One Man's Meat The Second Tree from the Corner Letters of E. B. White Essays of E. B. White and Poems and Sketches of E. B. White. He won countless awards including the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award which commended him for making a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. During his lifetime many young readers asked Mr. White if his stories were true. In a letter written to be sent to his fans he answered No they are imaginary tales . . . But real life is only one kind of lifethere is also the life of the imagination. JON MEACHAM received the Pulitzer Prize for his 2008 biography of Andrew Jackson American Lion. He is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George H.W. Bush American Gospel and Franklin and Winston. Meacham who teaches at Vanderbilt University is a fellow of the Society of American Historians. He lives in Nashville with his wife and children.