The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken
The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken

Author: William Manchester

Publisher: Rosetta Books

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13: 0795335644

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“Written with verve, intellectual sophistication, and a prickly wit worthy of its eminent subject. . . . A first-class piece of literate entertainment” (The New Yorker). Before he went on to become a celebrated biographer and historian, renowned for such works as A World Lit Only by Fire, American Caesar, and The Last Lion, William Manchester worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun in the 1940s—and it was there that he met fellow journalist H. L. Mencken. This book tells the story of conservative, anarchist H. L. Mencken’s life in compelling, intimate detail—and offers a uniquely personal look at the influential cultural critic and satirist who cofounded the magazines the American Mercury and the Smart Set and became a legend for his sharp and highly quotable wit.

The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken
The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken

Author: William Manchester

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780795335662

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In 1947, a young William Manchester--the man who would later become a celebrated biographer, historian, and novelist--was working as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. It was there that he met fellow journalist H.L. Mencken, the influential writer and cofounder of the magazines The American Mercury and The Smart Set. While attending the University of Missouri, Manchester tackled Mencken as the subject of his Masters thesis. When the resulting biography was published on the wider market in 1951, it made a splash--establishing Manchester's reputation as a skilled writer, biographer, and political commentator. This book tells the story of conservative anarchist H.L. Mencken's life in compelling detail--a story that's energetic, controversial, and surprisingly intimate. Crafted in vivid prose, William Manchester brings Mencken's world to life. William Manchester was the most popular and highly regarded historian and biographer of his time--and this powerful book supports that reputation. Manchester's book is written with verve, intellectual sophistication, and a prickly wit worthy of its eminent subject.... [The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken] performs a considerable service for American intellectual history. It is, besides, a first-class piece of literate entertainment. --The New Yorker

Reader's Guide to American History
Reader's Guide to American History

Author: Peter J. Parish

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-06-17

Total Pages: 917

ISBN-13: 1134261829

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There are so many books on so many aspects of the history of the United States, offering such a wide variety of interpretations, that students, teachers, scholars, and librarians often need help and advice on how to find what they want. The Reader's Guide to American History is designed to meet that need by adopting a new and constructive approach to the appreciation of this rich historiography. Each of the 600 entries on topics in political, social and economic history describes and evaluates some 6 to 12 books on the topic, providing guidance to the reader on everything from broad surveys and interpretive works to specialized monographs. The entries are devoted to events and individuals, as well as broader themes, and are written by a team of well over 200 contributors, all scholars of American history.

The Sage of Baltimore
The Sage of Baltimore

Author: William Manchester

Publisher:

Published: 1952

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13:

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American ed. (1950) has title: Disturber of the peace. Includes bibliography.

American National Biography
American National Biography

Author: John A. Garraty

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2005-05-12

Total Pages: 848

ISBN-13: 0199771499

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American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dicionary focused on American history to be published in seventy years. Produced under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, the ANB contains over 17,500 profiles on historical figures written by an expert in the field and completed with a bibliography. The scope of the work is enormous--from the earlest recorded European explorations to the very recent past.

Popular Trials
Popular Trials

Author: Robert Hariman

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0817306986

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This critical study of seven popular trials illustrates the interaction of the law and the mass media. The seven are the 17th century trial of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, and the 20th century trials of Scopes, the Chicago Seven, the Catonsville Nine, John Hinckley, Claus von Bulow, and San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

AKASHVANI
AKASHVANI

Author: Publications Division (India),New Delhi

Publisher: Publications Division (India),New Delhi

Published: 1958-02-02

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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"Akashvani" (English ) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO ,it was formerly known as The Indian Listener.It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them,take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service,Bombay ,started on 22 december, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in english, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio,New Delhi.In 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later,The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) in January 5, 1958. It was made a fortnightly again on July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE,MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 02-02-1958 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 48 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXIII, No. 5 BROADCAST PROGRAMME SCHEDULE PUBLISHED(PAGE NOS): 14-45 ARTICLE: 1. Conflict And Concord in Life's Forms 2. Writing For Money 3. Books on Journalism 4. Psychological Approach to Education AUTHOR: 1. Prof. J. B. S. Haldane 2. Ajit Mozoomdar 3. Prof. William A. Dudde 4. Shri G. C. Chatterji KEYWORDS: Atoms Argument Constitute Biological Money Poets Colleges Journalism Editors India Scholars Montessori Method Society Freedom Bergson Document ID: APE-1958-(Jan-Jun)-VOL-I-05

Hayseeds, Moralizers, and Methodists
Hayseeds, Moralizers, and Methodists

Author: Robert Smith Bader

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The tattered image of modern-day Kansas and how it got that way is the subject of this pioneering and wonderfully entertaining book. Robert Smith Bader traces the rise and fall of the state's reputation from the turn of the century--when it was a national leader in the two most prominent sociopolitical movements of the era, Progressivism and prohibition--through the Jazz Age--when Kansas came to epitomize strait-laced, fundamentalist values (H.L. Mencken proclaimed it the quintessential "cow state," chock-full of hayseeds, moralizers, and Methodists)--to today's consensus view of Kansas as drab and boring. The book concludes with a marvelous survey of recent popular culture and with a call for a reexamination of the state's historic strengths.

Modern American Literature
Modern American Literature

Author: Catherine Morley

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2012-05-11

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0748630724

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An incisive study of modern American literature, casting new light on its origins and themes. Exploring canonical American writers such as Ezra Pound, Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner alongside less familiar writers like Djuna Barnes and Susan Glaspell, the guide takes readers though a diverse literary landscape. It considers how the rise of the American metropolis contributed to the growth of American modernism; and also examines the ways in which regional writers responded to an accelerated American modernity. Taking in African American modernism, cultural and geographical exile, as well as developments in modern American drama, the guide introduces readers to current critical trends in modernist studies.