Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking

Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking

1979 • 277 pages

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Mitford's brave look at the funeral business, her attack on the Famous Writers School, and her war against a California University that insisted on fingerprinting her are accompanied by her running commentary on the strategies of muckraking journalism


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I really enjoyed this, despite how long it took me to read. Some of the pieces are dated and uneven, some are really interesting, but the comments after each are really excellent even if the articles aren't.

October 10, 2020