The Life and Writing of E.B. White

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On July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, New York, Elwyn Brooks White was born. His father was Samuel Tilly White, a piano manufacturer. He was married to Jessie Hart White. White was the youngest of six children. His father was raised from humble beginnings, and became the president of Horace Waters and Company, a piano firm. Due to White's father being in the music business, he grew up surrounded by music. White began playing the piano at a young age, but his real passion, even as a child, was writing (White, E.B. 1).
As a child, White had many influences. William J. Long and Ernest Seton Thompson both wrote animal stories that influenced White and his writing style (The Paris Review). White was also influenced by the assassination of the U.S. President William McKinley. On September 6, 1901, President McKinley was shot at 4:07 p.m. by Leon Czolgosz. Due to the presence of the bullets in the body, Gynecologsit, Dr. Mathew Mann was ubale to find any bullets during surgery. President William McKinldy later died of gangrene on September 14, 1901. That afternoon, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the new President. After Leon Czolgosz's trial on September 23, he was electrocuted in October 29, 1901 (President McKinley Assassinated).
In 1902, the U.S. passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, there was also an extension of the Chinese Exclusion Act called the 1902 Scott Act. It was an act to prohibit the immigration, and to regulate the population of the Chinese people within the United States (U.S. Immigration Legislation: 1902 Scott Act). From 1914 to 1919, World War 1 occurred. In 1913, the French enacted Plan XVII where they called for quick mobilization in response to a German attack through Belgium. German troops moved so...

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"White, E.B." UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography. Ed. Laura B. Tyle. Vol.10. Detroit: UXL, 2003. 1932-1935. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 Feb. 2014. http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3437500793&v=2.1&u=gray 32465&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=97399c130be0a187880a5c8c4c73b78c
"White, E(lwyn) B(rooks) (1899-1985)." Major 21st-Century Writers. Ed. Tracey Mathews and Tracy Watson. Vol. 5. Detroit: Gale, 2005. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 Feb. 2014.http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX3436001014&v=2.1&u=gray 32465&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w&asid=927302b02d637e251eefcf5b1d645b71
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