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busyant · 2022-12-22 · Original thread
I got this book about 30 years ago, which I thoroughly enjoyed. (https://www.amazon.com/Impossible-Mencken-Marion-Elizabeth-R...)

As mentioned in a sibling comment, his articles on the Scopes "Monkey Trial" were great.

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