Bob EdwardsRobert Chambers Edwards (1860 -- 1922) delighted discerning readers, scandalized prudes, and shattered the conventions of journalism with his series of self--published one--man newspapers. The first collection of Edwards writings in over twenty--fiveyears, Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers & Unabashed Grafters captures the man in his many, oft contradictory guises: hard--drinking journalist, accomplished fiction writer, Prohibition booster, impish idol--toppler, free--thinker, reluctant MLA and self--promoter. An incendiary wordsmith, Bob Edwards pasquinades blend fact and fiction with mischievous abandon. The spiritual father of The Onion? At least. A Canadian original? Completely! Read More Read Less