{"product_id":"magazine-and-newspaper-work-1926-s-t-joshi-9798797060642","title":"Magazine and Newspaper Work, 1926: Edited and Annotated by S. T. Joshi","description":"In 1926, H. L. Mencken continued his prodigious journalistic work in both magazines and newspapers. He coedited the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed editorials and a book review column to almost every issue, while also writing occasional reviews for the \u003ci\u003eNation.\u003c\/i\u003e He wrote trenchant reviews of the work of Theodore Dreiser, Ring Lardner, James Branch Cabell, Sinclair Lewis, H. G. Wells, and many others. as well as books on religion, politics, and African Americans. In his newspaper work, Mencken continued writing prolifially for the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Evening Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sunday Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e on such topics as religious fundamentalism, the presidency of Calvin Coolidge, the continuing farce of Prohibition, birth control, and much else. He also pokes fun at the spiritualist charlatan Aimée Semple McPherson and writes touching tributes to his friend George Sterling, the California poet who committed suicide while Mencken was visiting San Francisco. In all his work, Mencken fuses insight and biting wit to create some of the liveliest and most vital journalism of his era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. T. Joshi, H. L. Mencken\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 879706064X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798797060642\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d","brand":"S. T. Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685752525055,"sku":"9798797060642","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b361588-e210-4bdb-923c-ad6072fe7ba9.jpg?v=1741726669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/magazine-and-newspaper-work-1926-s-t-joshi-9798797060642","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}