The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 55, December 28, 2003, Article 13

TRUMBULL WHITE BOOK: BOTH SIDES OF THE SHIELD

  Gar Travis writes: "I have picked up a very interesting hard
  cover book, copyright 1895, a privately printed 1st edition of
  "Silver and Gold or Both Sides of the Shield, with portraits
  (photographs) of leading Statesmen and Economists".  It was
  edited by Trumbull White (1868-1941), author of "The World's
  Columbian Exposition, " War in the East," "Pictorial History of
  Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom", "In the Shadow of
  Death: Martinique and the World's Great Disasters", "Our New
  Possessions", "Through Darkest America",  "Complete Story
  of the San Francisco Horror: Scenes of Death and Terror;
  also Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and More Disasters;  San
  Francisco Earthquake of 1906", etc.

  The book is explained on the leading page as: A symposium of
  the views of all parties on the Currency Question as expressed
  by their leading advocates. Thoroughly expounding the doctrines
  of Free Silver, mono-metalism and bi-metalism, with all the
  arguments, pro. and con.  From the Pens of John Sherman, Wm.
  B. Allison, John G. Carlisle, Edward Atkinson, Wm. M. Stewart,
  W.J. Bryan, Wm. A. Peffer, Wm. H. Harvey, Benj. R. Tillman,
  and others.

  Trumbull White was the first editor of Redbook Magazine,
  founded in 1903, given that name because White said "red
  is the color of happiness".  He was editor of Ridgeway's
  "Everybody's Magazine" beginning with the October 1911
  issue in 1914 he was managing editor after which he
  departed the magazine. While a journalist, he was the first
  to advise the young Ernest Hemingway that the best writing
  comes from personal experience and during the Spanish
  American War he was a well known correspondent,
  popular author and historian.

  The book apparently was reprinted in 2001 "by" John
  Sherman and "edited" by Trumbull White
  ISBN: 0898756588 - Paperback."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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