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To report a nation at war, Albert D. Richardson first had to hide who he was. Travelling secretly through the South in 1861, the New York Tribune correspondent observed secessionist politics, slavery, military preparations and public opinion while concealing his identity. That dangerous premise opens an autobiographical account shaped by deception, scrutiny and the practical risks of civil war journalism. Battlefield reporting places Richardson amid Union campaigns, army camps, hospitals and troops, where military events are recorded from the correspondent's immediate vantage point. His perspective moves between observation and participation, revealing how news was gathered under wartime conditions and how a reporter navigated contested ground. Rather than treating the conflict only as strategy or spectacle, the memoir attends to the people, institutions and daily realities encountered by someone charged with witnessing them. Captivity transforms the work into a prison and escape narrative without abandoning its investigative eye. After being captured while running the Vicksburg batteries, Richardson documents prison administration, hunger, disease, violence, fellow captives and repeated attempts to escape. The combination of clandestine travel, battlefield reportage and imprisonment gives the memoir an unusual breadth, while questions of identity and survival remain embedded in firsthand experience rather than retrospective abstraction. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. To report a nation at war, Albert D. Richardson first had to hide who he was. Travelling secretly through the South in 1861, the New York Tribune correspondent observed secessionist politics, slavery, military preparations and public opinion while concealing his identity. That dangerous premise opens an autobiographical account shaped by deception, scrutiny and the practical risks of civil war journalism. Battlefield reporting places Richardson amid Union campaigns, army camps, hospitals and troops, where military events are recorded from the correspondent's immediate vantage point. His perspective moves between observation and participation, revealing how news was gathered under wartime conditions and how a reporter navigated contested ground. Rather than treating the conflict only as strategy or spectacle, the memoir attends to the people, institutions and daily realities encountered by someone charged with witnessing them. Captivity transforms the work into a prison and escape narrative without abandoning its investigative eye. After being captured while running the Vicksburg batteries, Richardson documents prison administration, hunger, disease, violence, fellow captives and repeated attempts to escape. The combination of clandestine travel, battlefield reportage and imprisonment gives the memoir an unusual breadth, while questions of identity and survival remain embedded in firsthand experience rather than retrospective abstraction. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789378410635
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. To report a nation at war, Albert D. Richardson first had to hide who he was. Travelling secretly through the South in 1861, the New York Tribune correspondent observed secessionist politics, slavery, military preparations and public opinion while concealing his identity. That dangerous premise opens an autobiographical account shaped by deception, scrutiny and the practical risks of civil war journalism. Battlefield reporting places Richardson amid Union campaigns, army camps, hospitals and troops, where military events are recorded from the correspondent's immediate vantage point. His perspective moves between observation and participation, revealing how news was gathered under wartime conditions and how a reporter navigated contested ground. Rather than treating the conflict only as strategy or spectacle, the memoir attends to the people, institutions and daily realities encountered by someone charged with witnessing them. Captivity transforms the work into a prison and escape narrative without abandoning its investigative eye. After being captured while running the Vicksburg batteries, Richardson documents prison administration, hunger, disease, violence, fellow captives and repeated attempts to escape. The combination of clandestine travel, battlefield reportage and imprisonment gives the memoir an unusual breadth, while questions of identity and survival remain embedded in firsthand experience rather than retrospective abstraction. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789378410635
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. To report a nation at war, Albert D. Richardson first had to hide who he was. Travelling secretly through the South in 1861, the New York Tribune correspondent observed secessionist politics, slavery, military preparations and public opinion while concealing his identity. That dangerous premise opens an autobiographical account shaped by deception, scrutiny and the practical risks of civil war journalism. Battlefield reporting places Richardson amid Union campaigns, army camps, hospitals and troops, where military events are recorded from the correspondent's immediate vantage point. His perspective moves between observation and participation, revealing how news was gathered under wartime conditions and how a reporter navigated contested ground. Rather than treating the conflict only as strategy or spectacle, the memoir attends to the people, institutions and daily realities encountered by someone charged with witnessing them. Captivity transforms the work into a prison and escape narrative without abandoning its investigative eye. After being captured while running the Vicksburg batteries, Richardson documents prison administration, hunger, disease, violence, fellow captives and repeated attempts to escape. The combination of clandestine travel, battlefield reportage and imprisonment gives the memoir an unusual breadth, while questions of identity and survival remain embedded in firsthand experience rather than retrospective abstraction. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9789378410635
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