On December 12; 1934; police raided a canning factory in Cedar Rapids; uncovering an illegal liquor and gambling set-up. Verne Marshall; tempestuous editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; sensed a bigger story and a wider network of corruption. His aggressive investigative reporting led to multiple resignations; nearly fifty indictments and the dramatic trial of the state�s attorney general. These explosive expos�s earned Verne Marshall and the paper the 1936 Pulitzer Prize. Author Jerry Harrington traces the legacy of Marshall�s incendiary crusade across Iowa�s political landscape.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. On-the-spot. up-to-the-minute (as in 1900s. anyway!) discussion of Edwardian fashion and beauty tipsBy Joseph A. AdmireThis little book. a reprint of a 1900s fashion and beauty manual. is a highly enjoyable and enlightening - often in fascinating ways - view. right from the source. as to how the Edwardians considered that the fashionable woman should dress and adorn herself. One little note that caught my eye early on in the book was a surprisingly (in view of the mores of the time) frank and nonjudgmental acknowledgment that (remember this is the first decade of the 20th century were talking about) if a woman didnt make herself attractive to her husband through dress and other means. then it was (in the authors opinion) no surprise whatever if said husband strayed. High society tended to be blaseacute; about such things if conducted with discretion - notably. the book is dedicated to Daisy. Countess of Warwick. one of the most famous of King Edward VIIs mistresses and one of the leading society beauties of her day. Aside from that. the book contains a lot of interesting data on various facets of fashion (such as color and material) that should be of definite usefulness to people who reconstruct Edwardian dress as a hobby or for theatrical purposes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jeffery W BaileyExtraordinary viewpoint on the thinking of many Edwardian Ladies
