This book is one of Mencken's essays and journalism originally published between 1919 and 1927 in a series of books called "Prejudices". Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist and cultural critic. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians and contemporary movements. In his career Henry Louis Mencken was not only editing and writing for The American Mercury magazine and the Baltimore Sun newspaper, but also for the Chicago Tribune.