The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
Book titled "I Found No Peace" by Webb Miller. Tan hard cover with 331+ pages. Book was signed by Webb and includes a mention by Hugh Bailie, president of United Press Assocations,
on pages 142 and 143 of "High Tension." Inside covers show maps of routes covered by Webb Miller in this book.
Dimensions:
H—1.75 W—6.75 L—9.5 inches
Date:
1936
Notes:
Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduated from Dowagiac High School around 1910, and went on to become a journalist in Chicago. He covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at the United Press. He stayed with UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head UP Europe. He died a mysterious death in 1940.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0220
Object Name:
Book
People:
Miller, Webb
Bailie, Hugh
Search Terms:
I Found No Peace