Author: HARDING DAVIS, R.,
Title: Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis, edited by Charles Belmont Davis
Description: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917/1918, 417 pages, with portrait of the author, originl linnen binding with gilt lettering on spine, minor fading, Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864- April 11, 1916) was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. Armorial bookplate of G.A. van der Steur. Written dedication by Sarah, Jerry & Elane Neistadt.

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