Cuba in War Time

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. He first attracted attention in May to June 1889, by reporting on the devastation of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, following the infamous flood and added to his reputation by reporting on other noteworthy events such as the first electrocution of a criminal (the execution of William Kemmler in 1890). He became a managing editor of Harper's Weekly, and was one of the world's leading war correspondents at the time of the Second Boer War in South Africa. As an American, he had the opportunity to see the war first-hand from both the British and Boer perspectives. Davis also worked as a reporter for the New York Herald, The Times, and Scribner's Magazine.He died of a heart attack on April 11, 1916 while on the telephone.

Illustrations The Death of Rodriguez .F rontispiece AS panish Soldier .. .. 15 Guerrillas with Captured Pacificos .21 AS panish Officer .... 27 Insurgents Firing on Spanish Fort .33 Fire and Sword in Cuba .. 40 AS panish Guerrilla .... 45 Murdering the Cuban Wounded .51 Bringing in the Wounded .. -58 Young Spanish Officer .. .63 The Cuban Martyrdom ... 69 Regular Cavalryman Spanish .76 One of the Block Houses .. .81 Spanish Cavalry
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