Mencken

“No other study has been nearly as successful as this one in presenting the late H. L. Mencken in context.”—Gerald J. Johnson, Chicago Sun-Times Book Week

“The most recent and best to date of the many biographies of Henry Louis Mencken is Carl Bode’s carefully re­searched book and much documented study of one of the most influential writers on the American scene from 1900 to 1950… A fine, even defini­tive biography.”—Best Sellers

“Magnificent biography.... A Menck­enian accomplishment.”—Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles Times Calendar