Adventures And Letters Of Richard Harding Davis
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ISBN10: 935475242X
ISBN13: 9789354752421
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 18 2021
Pages: 322
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9789354752421
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 18 2021
Pages: 322
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A living portal to a vivid, turn-of-the-century world. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis gathers the author's frontline reportage, travel recollections, and vivid sketches of a nation on the move, inviting readers to ride shotgun through bustling streets, borderlands, and frontiers with a narrator who writes as keenly as he travels. This collection offers more than a scrapbook of travel and war reportage letters; it captures a pivotal era in American life-the gilded age, Roosevelt era journalism, and the birth of modern frontline storytelling. The form blends anecdote, observation, and correspondence into a compact archive that reveals the craft of early American travel writing and the heartbeat of turn of the century america. Historical significance lies in the way Davis's sharp eye and restless curiosity illuminate journalism and social change, making the book a rich source for history minded readers and research focused readers alike. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This is for casual readers drawn to vivid adventure stories and for classic-literature collectors seeking a complete collection that sits as a touchstone of american frontier journalism, travel correspondence, and historical reference material.
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