Treat 'em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (1885-1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre. Born in Niles, Michigan, from adolescence Lardner's ambition was to become a sports reporter, an ambition he fulfilled in 1907 by getting a position on the Chicago Inter-Ocean. He was editor of The Sporting News in St. Louis in 1910 and 1911. In 1916 Lardner published his first successful book, You Know Me Al (1916). Like most of Lardner's stories, You Know Me Al employed satire to show the stupidity and cupidity of a certain type of athlete. Lardner went on to write suc…
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Weitere Autoren: Lardner, Ring W. / Crerie, Frank (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4065-3563-1
- EAN: 9781406535631
- Produktnummer: 3230005
- Verlag: Dodo Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 92 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.6 cm 145 g
- Gewicht: 145
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