{"product_id":"on-democracy-e-b-white-9780062912060","title":"On Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy Title\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of essays, letters and poems from E.B. White, \"one of the country's great literary treasures\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times)\u003c\/em\u003e, centered on the subject of freedom and democracy in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I am a member of a party of one, and I live in an age of fear.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese words were written by E. B. White in 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades before our current political turmoil, White crafted eloquent yet practical political statements that continue to resonate. \"There's only one kind of press that's any good--\" he proclaimed, \"a press free from any taint of the government.\" He condemned the trend of defamation, arguing that \"in doubtful, doubting days, national morality tends to slip and slide toward a condition in which the test of a man's honor is his zeal for discovering dishonor in others.\" And on the spread of fascism he lamented, \"fascism enjoys at the moment an almost perfect climate for growth--a world of fear and hunger.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnchored by an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, this concise collection of essays, letters, and poems from one of this country's most eminent literary voices offers much-needed historical context for our current state of the nation--and hope for the future of our society. Speaking to Americans at a time of uncertainty, when democracy itself has come under threat, he reminds us, \"As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman . . . the scene is not desolate.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. B. White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062912062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062912060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"E. B. White","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913310699775,"sku":"9780062912060","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e19b65f9-7d7b-4567-a07c-426834603304.jpg?v=1680617901","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-democracy-e-b-white-9780062912060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}