Januarius MacGahan The Life and Campaigns of an American War Correspondent |
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Author:
| Walker, Dale |
ISBN: | 978-0-595-40931-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
Publisher: | iUniverse, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Backinprint.com |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Januarius MacGahan (1844-1878) had an incandescent career as a foreign correspondent, covering the Franco-Prussian, Carlist, and Russo-Turkish wars, a Russian incursion into Central Asia, and even an arctic expedition. His reports on the "Bulgarian Atrocities" of 1876 earned him the inscription on his grave marker in New Lexington, Ohio: "Liberator of Bulgaria."
"Dale Walker has done Januarius MacGahan all the honor that has long been due him." [The Smithsonian]
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Januarius MacGahan (1844-1878) had an incandescent career as a foreign correspondent, covering the Franco-Prussian, Carlist, and Russo-Turkish wars, a Russian incursion into Central Asia, and even an arctic expedition. His reports on the "Bulgarian Atrocities" of 1876 earned him the inscription on his grave marker in New Lexington, Ohio: "Liberator of Bulgaria."
"Dale Walker has done Januarius MacGahan all the honor that has long been due him." [The Smithsonian]
"Mr. Walker's research is as impressive as his writing " [Washington Times]
"For those who enjoy narrative history, this is a book not to be missed." [Journalism Quarterly]