William Russell Special Correspondent of The Times
Author(s):
Hudson, Roger (editor)
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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| Size: | 7 - 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | Slipcase |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Near Fine |
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher Name: | Folio Society |
| Publication Year: | 1995 |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 039355 |
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| Categories: | Beautiful Books , Internet, Computing, Information and Communications Technology , Local Interest and History - London , Words, Writing, Grammar and Languages |
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xxviii, 426pp, some labelled black and white photographic plates. Grey cloth-covered boards; black and gilt illustrations on front and spine; top text block edge sprayed grey; grey endpapers. 4to. Volume neat, clean, bright and tight. Slipcase pristine.
William Howard Russell was a pioneering Irish journalist for The Times, widely regarded as the first modern war correspondent, famous for his vivid, influential dispatches from the Crimean War (1854-56) that exposed poor conditions and led to reforms, and later covering the Indian Mutiny, the American Civil War, and the Franco-Prussian War, defining war reporting with integrity and unflinching truth. This volume contains a compilation of his writing and reporting.
Keywords:
Journalism
Folio Society
