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Sealed in a vault for 35 years--upon the direction of Mencken himself--this account of the writer's early career is so telling and uproariously opinionated that it might have provoked a storm of libel suits, had it been published immediately after his death. "Well worth the wait . . .... read more

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  1. H. L. Mencken (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0679413154
Page Count: 449

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