The American Credo; A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind
The American Credo; A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind
By H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan
20 Feb, 2020
A clever, cynical assault published in 1920 by Mencken and his co-author, a drama critic named George Jean Nathan with whom he would co-found The American Mercury in 1924. It caustically summarizes the state of the union and how Americans perceived
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A clever, cynical assault published in 1920 by Mencken and his co-author, a drama critic named George Jean Nathan with whom he would co-found The American Mercury in 1924. It caustically summarizes the state of the union and how Americans perceived themselves in this post-WW I period. Less