Westbrook Pegler

The Pegler Phenomenom by Irwin Edman. A hostile review of George Spelvin, American and Fireside Chats. From the Saturday Review of Literature, September 26, 1942.

The Lynching Story: Pegler defends the lynching of two men who had kidnapped and murdered another man in California. One of his most controversial early columns.

Killers: Peg meditates on why nations reserve their highest opinions for their soldiers, who are killers by profession.

Mrs. Spelvin Speaks Her Mind: Mrs. S. (with some assistance from Mr. S.) takes on a shrill lady columnist and an eminent Austrain doktor in a panel discussion on the radio. The inspiration for The McLaughlin Group?

The Evolution of the Liberal: Peg on how Liberals opposed goose-stepping on behalf of the Kaiser, but now support it on behalf of unions.

Mrs. Roosevelt's Private Life: Pegler calls on Eleanor Roosevelt to retire from public life. Article from February 12, 1942. (On the PBS website.)

Are Wrestlers People?: Peg on wrestling. Article from January, 1934. (On The Wrestling Channel website.)

Nobody's Business: Peg on the 1892 fight between John L. Sullivan and "Gentleman" Jim Corbett. From March 1, 1931. (On a personal page on Tripod.)

This site created and maintained by John Finneran, e-mail: John.Finneran (at symbol) pileofshirts.com.

Created January 3, 2001.

		Westbrook Pegler "I claim authority to speak for the rabble because I am a member of the rabble in good standing". Westbrook Pegler, "The Lynching Story" "Mr. Pegler [is a] deplorable ... enemy of civilization". Irwin Edman, "The Pegler Phenomenom" James Westbrook Pegler (1894 - 1969) was a talented and controversial newspaper columnist who wrote from the 1910s through the 1960s, with his greatest influence in the 1930s and 1940s.
Westbrook Pegler
	About Westbrook Pegler: An Introduction to Peglerology by John Finneran. Some comments from the creator of this website, January, 2001. The Pegler Phenomenom by Irwin Edman. A hostile review of George Spelvin, American and Fireside Chats. From the Saturday Review of Literature, September 26, 1942. Articles by Westbrook Pegler: *From 'T Ain't Right* (1936): The Lynching Story: Pegler defends the lynching of two men who had kidnapped and murdered another man in California. One of his most controversial early columns. Killers: Peg meditates on why nations reserve their highest opinions for their soldiers, who are killers by profession. Suffer Little Children: The fate of the Jewish children in Nazi Germany. From George Spelvin, American and Fireside Chats (1942):** Radicalism and Hygiene: Peg on avante-garde artists' and writers' aversion to soap. I Just Wanted You to Know: Peg on poetry, includes the mock epic poem, "Night Over Yugoslavia". Mrs. Spelvin Speaks Her Mind: Mrs. S. (with some assistance from Mr. S.) takes on a shrill lady columnist and an eminent Austrain doktor in a panel discussion on the radio. The inspiration for The McLaughlin Group? The Spelvins Meet the Unions: Can it be true? George Spelvin, American, a dirty fink, scab, rat, bum? The Evolution of the Liberal: Peg on how Liberals opposed goose-stepping on behalf of the Kaiser, but now support it on behalf of unions. Articles by Westbrook Pegler on Other Websites: Mrs. Roosevelt's Private Life: Pegler calls on Eleanor Roosevelt to retire from public life. Article from February 12, 1942. (On the PBS website.) Are Wrestlers People?: Peg on wrestling. Article from January, 1934. (On The Wrestling Channel website.) Nobody's Business: Peg on the 1892 fight between John L. Sullivan and "Gentleman" Jim Corbett. From March 1, 1931. (On a personal page on Tripod.) Links You are visitor number Free counters provided by Honesty.com. This site created and maintained by John Finneran, e-mail: John.Finneran (at symbol) pileofshirts.com. Created January 3, 2001.