Crusading Iowa Journalist Verne Marshall: Exposing Graft and the 1936 Pulitzer Prize (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540214300)

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 exposes 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: 1540214303
ISBN-13: 9781540214300
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2017
Pages: 146
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d