THE MAN MENCKEN; A BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SURVEY

NEW YORK: SIMON AND SCHUSTER, 1925 NICE LOOKING DARK BLUE COVER, TEXTURED COVER, GOLD SIGNATURE FRONT, GOLD PRINT SPINE. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FRONTISPIECE IS PICTURE OF MONROE 1922. INDEX BACK. ILLUSTRATED AND DOCUMENTED. 10 CHAPTERS ON THE MENCKEN FAMILY AND LEGEND. EUROPE, AMERICA, CHILDHOOD, JOUNALISM, VENTURES, PHILOSOPHY, MAGAZINES, MISC., FORCE AND STYLE, DA CAPO. 27 ILLUSTRATIONS. WONDERFULLY DETAILED. Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial," also gained him attention. Isaac Goldberg (1887 July 14, 1938) was an American journalist, author, critic, translator, editor, publisher, and lecturer. Born in Boston to Jewish parents, he studied at Harvard University and received a BA degree in 1910, a MA degree in 1911 and a PhD in 1912. He traveled to Europe as a journalist during World War I writing for the Boston Evening Transcript. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.