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Mencken
The American Iconoclast
by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
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This edition was published in October 7, 2005 by Oxford University Press, USA
Written in English
— 672 pages
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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Mencken: The American Iconoclast
August 15, 2007, Oxford University Press, USA
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Mencken
First published in 2005
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Journalists, Editors, American Authors, Nonfiction, Biography, History, Journalists, united states, Journalists, biography, Mencken, h. l. (henry louis), 1880-1956, Authors, biographyWork Description
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...
Mencken
The American Iconoclast
This edition was published in October 7, 2005 by Oxford University Press, USA
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"HIS OWN FAMILY CALLED HIM HARRY, newspapermen Hank, occasional friend Henry, and New Yorkers Menck."
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