Exposing Graft and the 1936 Pulitzer Prize
by
Jerry Harrington
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2017
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,...