CRUSADING IOWA JOURNALIST VERN
Download or Read eBook CRUSADING IOWA JOURNALIST VERN PDF written by Jerry Harrington and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jerry Harrington |
| Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2017-01-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1540214303 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781540214300 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis CRUSADING IOWA JOURNALIST VERN by : Jerry Harrington
Book excerpt: 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 exposes 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."
