William Chapman White

William Chapman White (February 20, 1903 – November 28, 1955) was a foreign correspondent in the 1930s who became a columnist for the New York Times and the New York Herald Tribune. He is known especially for his 1954 book, Adirondack Country. His connection with the Adirondacks was through his marriage to Ruth Morris, daughter of the theatrical agent, William Morris, founder of the William Morris Agency who owned a "cure camp" on Lake Colby in Saranac Lake, New York. The Adirondack Research Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library is named for him.

Bibliography

His books include:

• These Russians (Scribner, 1931)
• Adirondack Country (ISBN 978-0-8156019-3-7) (1954)
• Just About Everything in the Adirondacks (ISBN 978-0-8156802-8-4) (1960)

External links

• Adirondack Country (partial text)
• A sample of his work is found in The Tavern Lamps are Burning, at Google Books
• More in Unz Org Several articles about Russia and Germany.