Washington Squirrel Cage

Bealle, Morris A.

Published by Columbia Publishing Co, Washington, D. C., 1946

About this Item

In this book, which is described as the "factual story of the Washington Scene from 1933 to date, sugar coated with breezy satire to forestall an epidemic of bursted blood vessels on the part of persons reading it," the acerbic, right wing journalist Morris Bealle satirizes the many politicians and government agencies he accuses of supporting FDR's Communist New Deal. In Part I: The Collectivistas, he selects 12 politicians to skewer by giving them humorous names (e.g., Doodlebug Wallace, Me-Too Stassen, The Paducah Palooka, Pussyfoot Joe, The Cockroach, Coat Tail Guffey, etc) while describing their dastardly deeds. He also includes a separate section on "Assorted Nuts and Miscellaneous Crackpots." In Part II: The Collectivist Putsch, he describes the various government agencies assisting the politicians in their collectivization schemes. First published in 1944 by Bealle's publishing company, a number of updated editions were issued up until 1960. Bealle was also the author/publisher of similar works such as Red Rat Race, Medical Mussolini, The Drug Story: A Factological History of America's $10,000,000 Drug Cartel, House of Rockefeller, and a number of sports books. Large format wrappers (11" x 8 ½"), 80 p. Light wear to wrappers; owner's name and address penned to the top of p. 1. Seller Inventory # 9780

Bibliographic Details

Title: Washington Squirrel Cage

Publisher: Columbia Publishing Co, Washington, D. C.

Publication Date: 1946

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: Second Edition.