An edited and annotated collection of humorous writings by American journalists from the golden age of newspapers (roughly, the second half of the nineteenth century), in which they made fun of themselves and their profession. The collection humorously describes the nature and practice of publishing newspapers in the 19th century, and resonates deeply with today's ironic and self-referential humor, by implicitly making journalism itself the target of its satire. The collection is introduced by an essay by John Buescher on the development of newspaper journalism during the 19th century and on...