Richard Harding Davis

Broschiertes Buch

Captain Macklin

His Memoirs

Beschreibung

This is Richard Hardin Davis's 1902 work, "Captain Macklin: His Memoirs". Upon his return to the US, a young Macklin must decide whether to settle down or continue with a life of adventure and mischief. This interesting, exciting, and often hilarious story is highly recommended for those looking for a thoroughly entertaining read, and it is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Davis's work. Richard Harding Davis (1864 - 1916) was an American journalist and author. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Averill Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781408652992
• ISBN-10: 1408652994
• Artikelnr.: 23573299