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The skeptic : a life of H.L. Mencken / Terry Teachout.
Van Pelt Library PS3525.E43 Z84 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Teachout, Terry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Journalists--United States--Biography.
- Journalists.
- United States.
- Editors--United States--Biography.
- Editors.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 410 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins, [2002]
- Summary:
- Mencken was America's greatest journalist, a legendary writer and editor whose caustic essays and pithy phrasemaking (he coined the term "Bible Belt") place him in the company of Twain, Wilde, and Orwell. Now, one of today's leading critics takes a frank, forthright look at his life and legacy. 16 page photo insert.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliograpical references (pages [391]-398) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0060505281
- OCLC:
- 49386100
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