Mencken : the American iconoclast /

H.L. Mencken enjoys a reputation as a great newspaper journalist, famous wit, and a figure of controversy. This biography traces his extraordinary life and the great issues he made his own: civil liberty, free speech & the repeal of prohibition.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rodgers, Marion Elizabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Mencken, H. L. > (Henry Louis), > 1880-1956.
Mencken, H. L. > (Henry Louis), > 1880-1956
Mencken, Henry L.
1900-1999
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Journalists > United States > Biography.
Editors > United States > Biography.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Journalistes > États-Unis > Biographies.
Éditeurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Authors, American
Editors
Journalists
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:H.L. Mencken enjoys a reputation as a great newspaper journalist, famous wit, and a figure of controversy. This biography traces his extraordinary life and the great issues he made his own: civil liberty, free speech & the repeal of prohibition.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 662 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 634-647) and index.
ISBN:9780198023661
0198023669
1601298536
9781601298539
9780195072389
0195072383
1423735862
9781423735861

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