{"product_id":"el-pasos-muckraker","title":"El Paso's Muckraker: The Life of Owen Payne White","description":"\u003cp\u003eA muckraking newspaperman who was once nationally known as a historian of the West, Owen Payne White (1879-1946) brought local history to center stage, intrigued readers nationally with tales of the Old West, and spotlighted corruption in high and low places. This long-overdue biography restores this overlooked writer to the forefront of western history and journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite spent his early writing career as a newspaper columnist until his history of El Paso, \u003cem\u003eOut of the Desert: The Historical Romance of El Paso\u003c\/em\u003e, catapulted him into the major leagues of journalism when the publisher brought it to the attention of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c\/em\u003e. White moved to New York and went on to publish eight books on the Old West, an autobiography, and dozens of articles as a staff editor at \u003cem\u003eCollier's\u003c\/em\u003e. He uncovered hypocrisy, heroism, and crime, earning national recognition as well as death threats and a million-dollar lawsuit. His knowledge of Mexico also allowed him to follow leads south of the border, where he covered the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. Through it all, White never lost his sardonic wit, his scrupulous directness, or his intellectual and political independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46506858086610,"sku":"9780826355454","price":55.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5ac80705-17a5-4eaf-abd0-4f62f6fdb762.jpg?v=1762683526","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/el-pasos-muckraker","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}