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The American Iconoclast

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An edition of Mencken (2005)

Mencken

The American Iconoclast

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A towering figure on the American cultural landscape, H.L. Mencken stands out as one of our most influential stylists and fearless iconoclasts--the twentieth century's greatest newspaper journalist, a famous wit, and a constant figure of controversy. Marion Elizabeth Rodgers has written the definitive biography of Mencken, the most illuminating book ever published about this giant of American letters. Rodgers captures both the public and the private man, covering the many love affairs that made him known as "The German Valentino" and hishappy marriage at the age of 50 to Sara Haardt, who, despite a fatal illness, refused to become a victim and earned his deepest love. The book discusses his friendships, especially his complicated but stimulating partnership with the famed theater critic George Jean Nathan...

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English
Pages
672

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Mencken: The American Iconoclast
August 15, 2007, Oxford University Press, USA
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2007, Oxford University Press
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2005, Oxford University Press
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October 7, 2005, Oxford University Press, USA
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First Sentence

"HIS OWN FAMILY CALLED HIM HARRY, newspapermen Hank, occasional friend Henry, and New Yorkers Menck."

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3525.E43Z79 2008

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
672
Dimensions
8.7 x 5.7 x 2 inches
Weight
1.8 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9757542M
Internet Archive
menckenamericani00rodg_045
ISBN 10
019533129X
ISBN 13
9780195331295
OCLC/WorldCat
154707900
Library Thing
337548
Goodreads
4392839

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