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1 online resource (xx, 244 pages) |
| Contents |
Prologue : On living in the United States -- The American : a treatise : The American ; The American : his morals ; The American : his language ; The American : his idea of beauty ; The American : his freedom ; The American : his new Puritanism -- The American landscape : Good old Baltimore ; Maryland : apex of normalcy ; The city of seven Sundays ; Along the Potomac ; San Francisco : a memory ; San Francisco ; New York -- American politics, morality, and religion : Meditation in E minor -- What ails the republic ; The American politician ; Religion in America : 1. Evangelical pastors ; 2. Church and state ; 3. The American religion ; The burden of credulity ; Notes on Negro strategy -- American art, literature, and culture : Puritanism as a literary force ; The American tradition ; The low-down on Hollywood ; Palmy days for authors -- Epilogue : Testament |
| Summary |
"Mencken was prolific; much of his best work lies buried in the newspapers and magazines in which it originally appeared. Mencken's America is a sampling of uncollected work, arranged to present the wide-ranging treatise on American culture that Mencken himself never wrote." "The core of the book is a series of six articles on "The American" published in the Smart Set in 1913 and 1914. Never before reprinted, they embody the essence of Mencken's views on the deficiencies of his countrymen."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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National characteristics, American.
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Civilization
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National characteristics, American
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Politics and government
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Gesellschaft
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Nationalcharakter
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Kultur
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United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139940
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United States -- Civilization -- 1918-1945.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139943
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140457
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United States
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USA
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États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1901-1953.
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États-Unis -- Civilisation -- 1918-1945.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Joshi, S. T., 1958-
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| LC no. |
2003056755 |
| ISBN |
0821441760 |
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9780821441763 |
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