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First edition. |
| Description |
xxiii, 337 pages ; 22 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
Introduction to the universe -- The caves of learning -- The Baltimore of the eighties -- The head of the house -- The training of a gangster -- Larval stage of a bookworm -- Strange scenes and far places -- Allegro con brio -- Drill for a rookie -- The days of the giants -- Recollections of notable cops -- A girl from Red Lion, P.A. -- The synthesis of news -- Fire alarm -- Adventures of a Y.M.C.A. lad -- The tone art -- Gore in the Caribbees -- Romantic intermezzo -- The noble experiment -- Vanishing act. |
| Summary |
Twenty chapters selected from three of the author's previous works: Happy days, Heathen days, and Newspaper days. |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. (OCoLC)fst00052364
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Essays. (OCoLC)fst01919922
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographies.
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Essays.
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| Added Author |
Galligan, Edward L., author.
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| ISBN |
9780394507958 (hardcover) |
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0394507959 (hardcover) |
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