The Illustrious Dunderheads

xvii, 192 pages. A collection of comments quoted directly from the Congressional Record, exposing some of the more humorous foibles of United States Representatives during the World War II era. Edited by the well-known author of the Nero Wolfe mystery series, with political cartoon illustrations by William Gropper. ABOUT THE EDITOR: "Rex Todhunter Stout (December 1, 1886 - October 27, 1975) was an American crime writer, best known as the creator of the larger-than-life fictional detective Nero Wolfe, described by reviewer Will Cuppy as "that Falstaff of detectives." Wolfe's assistant Archie Goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius from 1934 (Fer-de-Lance) to 1975 (A Family Affair). The Nero Wolfe corpus was nominated Best Mystery Series of the Century at Bouchercon 2000, the world's largest mystery convention, and Rex Stout was nominated Best Mystery Writer of the Century."