On politics
Subtitle: a carnival of buncombe
By: H.L. Mencken ; edited by Malcolm Moos.
Contributors: Moos, Malcolm Charles, 1916-
Edition: Maryland pbk. bookshelf ed.
Series: Maryland paperback bookshelf
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 377
Subjects: Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936; United States -- Politics and government -- 1919-1933
Description: With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the "language of the free lunch counter," Mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. The political arena afforded Mencken a special opportunity to showcase his talents. He despised hypocrisy and found numerous easy targets among politicians. But while he could be merciless in attacking local and national leaders, Mencken always interspersed his scathing commentaries with entertaining exaggeration and high humor.

This collection of seventy political pieces, drawn from Mencken's famous Monday columns in the Baltimore Evening Sun during the twenties and thirties, shows the "Sage of Baltimore" at his satirical best. While social attitudes may have changed, the value of Mencken's words on American politics offers us a timeless perspective.
Notes: Originally published under title: A carnival of buncombe. 1956.
Includes index.