Notes Of A War Correspondent - Softcover

Davis, Richard Harding

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9375553140 ISBN 13: 9789375553144

Verlag: Double 9 Books, 2025

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Notes of a war correspondent offers a vivid collection of eyewitness accounts that reveal the stark realities of conflict and the emotional burden carried by those swept into violence. The opening scene describes a solemn execution observed under a quiet sky, using the moment to introduce the broader human cost that defines the work. Rather than focusing on grand strategy, the narrative turns to the physical tension of battlefields, the strained movements of soldiers, and the quiet endurance of individuals facing fear, duty, and uncertainty. Through detailed observation, the collection captures contrasts between bravery and vulnerability, showing how acts of resolve emerge in places overshadowed by hardship. Encounters across changing landscapes highlight the fragility of life in wartime and the internal conflicts carried by observers who must record suffering while remaining apart from it. As each episode unfolds, the writing underscores how courage, loss, and moral questioning shape the deeper truth of warfare, urging readers to see beyond spectacle to the lived experiences of those within its reach.

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Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist, fiction and drama writer who is best remembered for becoming the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish-American War, the Second Boer War, and WWI. His writing considerably helped Theodore Roosevelt's political career. He also played a significant effect in the evolution of American magazines. His impact extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with popularizing the clean-shaven style among males at the start of the twentieth century. Davis was born April 18, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Rebecca Harding Davis, was a well-known writer in her day. His father, Lemuel Clarke Davis, was a journalist who edited the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Davis attended Episcopal Academy when he was a young man. After an unsatisfactory year at Swarthmore College, Davis relocated to Lehigh University, where his uncle, H. Wilson Harding, was a professor. Davis' first book, a collection of short stories titled The Adventures of My Freshman (1884), was published while he was at Lehigh. Many of the tales had previously appeared in the student magazine, the Lehigh Burr. Davis attended Johns Hopkins University after transferring in 1885.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9375553140
• ISBN 13: 9789375553144
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 120
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