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William Howard Russell

Sir William Howard Russell, was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. His dispatches from Crimea to The Times are regarded as the world's first war correspondence.

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The British Expedition to the Crimea

"The British Expedition to the Crimea" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account likely written in the mid-19th century. The book details ...

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Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Record of a Ramble in the United States and Canada in the Spring and Summer of 1881

"Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Sir William Howard Russell is a travelogue written in the late 19th century. This work recounts t...

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Pictures of Southern Life, Social, Political, and Military.

"Pictures of Southern Life, Social, Political, and Military" by William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This...

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My Diary: North and South (vol. 2 of 2)

"My Diary: North and South (vol. 2 of 2)" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work presents a ...

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My Diary: North and South (vol. 1 of 2)

"My Diary: North and South" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a diary chronicl...

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Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources Being a third and concluding volume of "My Diary, North and South"

"Canada; its Defences, Condition, and Resources" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work aims ...

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Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 1 (of 2) A Record of a Ramble in the United States and Canada in the Spring and Summer of 1881

"Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Sir William Howard Russell is a travel memoir written in the late 19th century. The book chronicl...

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The Atlantic Telegraph (1865)

"The Atlantic Telegraph" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the ambitious pr...

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The Civil War in America Fuller's Modern Age, August 1861

"The Civil War in America" by Sir William Howard Russell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The text offers an insightful perspe...

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