Here is Mencken at his hyperbolic best-from his thundering blows against politics, through his piercing deflations of pious reputations, to his tireless fusillades against the American plutocracy. He tallies the dubious merits of farmers, professors, economists, congressmen, and preachers. He calculates the displeasures of living in California-and the advantages of living in America: 'Here the general average of intelligence, of knowledge, of competence, of integrity, of self-respect, of honor is so low that any man who knows his trade, does not fear ghosts, has read fifty good books, and practices the common decencies stands out as brilliantly as a wart on a bald head.'
- ISBN10 0341754404
- ISBN13 9780341754404
- Publish Date 7 October 2018 (first published 12 February 1958)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Franklin Classics
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 250
- Language English