Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall: Exposing Graft and the 1936 Pulitzer Prize (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467135979)

On December 12, 1934, police raided a canning factory in Cedar Rapids, uncovering an illegal liquor and gambling set-up. Verne Marshall, tempestuous editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, sensed a bigger story and a wider network of corruption. His aggressive investigative reporting led to multiple resignations, nearly fifty indictments and the dramatic trial of the state's attorney general. These explosive expos s earned Verne Marshall and the paper the 1936 Pulitzer Prize. Author Jerry Harrington traces the legacy of Marshall's incendiary crusade across Iowa's political landscape.

Author: Jerry Harrington
ISBN-10: 1467135976
ISBN-13: 9781467135979
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2017
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d