Adventures & Letters of Richard Harding Davis.
Title:
Adventures & Letters of Richard Harding Davis.
Author:
Davis, Richard Harding.
ISBN:
9781776513154
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (577 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Contents -- Chapter I - The Early Days -- Chapter II - College Days -- Chapter III - First Newspaper Experiences -- Chapter IV - New York -- Chapter V - First Travel Articles -- Chapter VI - The Mediterranean and Paris -- Chapter VII - First Plays -- Chapter VIII - Central and South America -- Chapter IX - Moscow, Budapest, London -- Chapter X - Campaigning in Cuba and Greece -- Chapter XI - The Spanish- American War -- Chapter XII - The Boer War -- Chapter XIII - The Spanish and English Coronations -- Chapter XIV - The Japanese- Russian War -- Chapter XV - Mount Kisco -- Chapter XVI - The Congo -- Chapter XVII - A London Winter -- Chapter XVIII - Military Manoeuvres -- Chapter XIX - Vera Cruz and the Great War -- Chapter XX - The Last Days.
Abstract:
Renowned American journalist Richard Harding Davis helped define the genre of front-line reporting with his first-hand accounts of battlefield action in the Spanish-American war. Later, Davis went on to cover several additional conflicts in his inimitable style. Upon his return to the United States, he worked as a newspaper columnist for several prominent publications, where he tackled many of the toughest social issues of the day. This fascinating volume follows Davis's life on and...
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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