First published in 1906, Real Soldiers of Fortune is a collection of early biographies of famous (and infamous) soldiers. Here are portraits of Major-General Henry Ronald Douglas Mac Iver; Major Frederick Russell Burnham; General William Walker; Captain Philo Norton Mc Giffin; Winston Spencer Churchill; and Baron James Harden-Hickey. Davis’s legendary storytelling skills are evident in these compelling biographies.
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Richard Harding Davis (1864–1916) was an American journalist, war correspondent, short-story writer, playwright, and novelist. He worked in politics as well as fashion. He is best known for his colorful firsthand accounts as a war correspondent in six wars including the Spanish-American War, the Greco-Turkish War, the Boer War, and World War I. His well-known works include
Soldiers of Fortune and
Gallegher and Other Stories.
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