When I was a kid we got two newspapers a day; the World
Telegram and Sun in the afternoons and the evening Post, which my father
brought home with him from work. The
columnists in both these papers and the Daily News helped to shape my world,
often introducing me; through their own writings; to the likes of Harry Golden,
Jack London, H.L. Mencken and others. All of these authors are included in this collection along with such icons as Ben Hecht, and Frank Ward O'Malley.
With these columns from the golden age
of newspapers you will recapture the excitement of the daily newspaper; in an era
before the 24/7 news cycle took control; and journalists really worked at their
trade, while columnists did their best to distill the bigger picture into the
essence of meaning for the masses.
Some of the columns featured here, and chosen by co-editors
John Avlon, Jesse Angelo and Errol Louis include such events as the Scopes Trial, the execution of Mata Hari, Ku Klux Klan Klaverns, Civil Rights Marches, Al Capone's Trial, the Black Sox Scandal,the Galveston flood of 1900, and a myriad of others.
Deftly edited , the book covers some of the best columnists; and some of the best columns ever written. In the best tradition of Twain, O. Henry, Damon Runyon, Melville; and so many others; these authors all began their careers as journalists. And in doing so, they have left a portrait of us all; sometimes good; and often bad; of just who we really are.
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