H.L. Mencken on Religion

by H.L. Mencken and S.T. Joshi

Book Overview

No one ever argued more forcefully or with such acerbic wit against the foolish aspects of religion as H. L. Mencken (1880-1956). As a journalist, he gained national prominence through his newspaper columns describing the now-famous 1925 Scopes trial, which pitted Fundamentalists against a public school teacher who dared to teach evolution. But both before and after the Scopes trial, Mencken spent much of his career as a columnist and book reviewer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573929824
• ISBN13: 9781573929820
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"