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An infuriating American : the incendiary arts of H.L. Mencken /

As American journalism shape-shifts into multimedia pandemonium and seems to diminish rapidly in influence and integrity, the controversial career of H.L. Mencken, the most powerful individual journalist of the twentieth century, is a critical text for anyone concerned with the balance of power betw...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Crowther, Hal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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