American Mercury Magazine January to April 1928

By H.L. Mencken

Book Overview

The American Mercury Magazine January to April 1928 is a collection of articles and essays written by H. L. Mencken, an American journalist and cultural critic. The book contains a variety of topics, including politics, literature, and social issues, all written with Mencken's signature wit and irreverence. The articles were originally published in the American Mercury magazine, which Mencken co-edited, and cover a range of controversial and provocative topics, from the Scopes Monkey Trial to the rise of fascism in Europe. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the intellectual and cultural climate of the 1920s in America, as seen through the eyes of one of its most influential and controversial writers.This volume of The American Mercury magazine includes the issues from January 1928 to April 1928. Found in each issue are such columns as Americana, The Arts and Sciences, The Theater, and The Library. The reader will also discover plays, poetry and stories on a myriad of topics in each issue. Sample contents: Machine Guns; Hymn to Satan; All Years Are Odd as 1849; Tuberculosis Game; James Branch Cabell; Reflections of a Bootician; Real American Language; Native Architecture in Southern California; Length of Life of the Moderate Drinker; Notes of a Prohibition Officer; Latin Fears and Yankee Favors; Ku Klux; Contemporary American Sculpture; Quarter Deck Medicine; and much more.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076616487X
• ISBN13: 9780766164871
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 11.0"