Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Discusses problems of America.
My Diary North and South
Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Confederate States of America
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Discusses problems of America.
The Life of Sir William Howard Russell
Author: John Black AtkinsWilliam Howard Russell's Civil War
Author: William Howard RussellPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820332003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Having won renown in the 1850s for his vivid warfront dispatches from the Crimea, William Howard Russell was the most celebrated foreign journalist in America during the first year of the Civil War. As a special correspondent for The Times of London, Russell was charged with explaining the American crisis to a British audience, but his reports also had great impact in America. They so alienated both sides, North and South, that Russell was forced to return to England prematurely in April 1862. My Diary North and South (1863), Russell's published account of his visit remains a classic of Civil War literature. It was not in fact a diary but a narrative reconstruction of the author's journeys and observations based on his private notebooks and published dispatches. Despite his severe criticisms of American society and conduct, Russell offered in that work generally sympathetic characterizations of the Northern and Southern leadership during the war. In this new volume, Martin Crawford brings together the journalist's original diary and a selection of his private correspondence to resurrect the fully uninhibited Russell and to provide, accordingly, a true documentary record of this important visitor's first impressions of America during the early months of its greatest crisis. Over the course of his visit, Russell traveled widely throughout the Union and the new Confederacy, meeting political and social leaders on both sides. Included here are spontaneous - and often unflattering - comments on such prominent figures as William H. Seward, Jefferson Davis, Mary Todd Lincoln, and George B. McClellan, as well as quick sketches of New York, Washington, New Orleans, and other cities. Alsorevealed for the first time are the anxiety and despair that Russell experienced during his visit - a state induced by his own self-doubt, by concern over the health and situation of his wife in England, and, finally, by the bitter criticism he received in America over his reports, especially his famous description of the Union retreat from Bull Run in July 1861. A sometimes vain and pompous figure, Russell also emerges here as an individual of exceptional tenacity - a man who abhorred slavery and remained convinced of the essential rectitude of the Northern cause even as he criticized Northern leaders, their lack of preparedness for war, and the apparent disunity of the Northern population. In calmer times, Crawford notes, Russell's independent qualities might have brought him admiration, but in the turbulent climate of Civil War America they succeeded only in arousing deep suspicion.
Canada : Its Defences, Condition, and Resources
Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : General Microfilm Company
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The second and concluding volume of the author's 'My diary, north and south.'
My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9
Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Crimean War and its Afterlife
Author: Lara KriegelPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108842224
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Rescuing the Crimean War from the shadows, Lara Kriegel demonstrates the centrality of a Victorian war to the making of modern Britain.
The Life of Sir William Howard Russell, the First Special Correspondent; Volume 1
Author: J B 1871- AtkinsPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019760949
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Howard Russell was a pioneering journalist and war correspondent who covered some of the most significant conflicts of the 19th century. This biography, written by J.B. Atkins, provides a detailed account of Russell's life and work, including his coverage of the Crimean War and the American Civil War. The book also sheds light on the art of war reporting and the challenges faced by journalists in the field. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Pictures of Southern Life, Social, Political, and Military
Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
A series of letters from various places in the South dated April 30 to June 23, 1861, and written from the standpoint of an outsider. This collection, with five additional letters (three dated from Washington March 29 to April 9) has also been published with title: The civil war in America ... Boston, G.A. Fuller [1861].
Despatches from the Crimea
Author: Sir William Howard RussellPublisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591142003
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
William Howard Russell's uncompromising dispatches from the Crimea to the London Times, collected in this book, revolutionized war reporting and the public's perception of war. Never before had Britons on the home front been exposed to the grim realities of remote battlefields, and they were shocked and outraged by what they read. Russell's images of the plight of the soldiers and his criticism of medical facilities led the government to vastly improve soldiers' living standards and Florence Nightingale to improve sanitation for the wounded. Even now, more than 150 years after his reporting from the Crimea, readers will find Russell's graphic descriptions to be extraordinarily modern. Among the dispatches reproduced for the book are Russell's eyewitness accounts of the battles of the Alma, Inkerman, Balaklava, and the Tchernaya, and the carnage at the Malakoff and the Redan. His description of the brave fiasco that came to be known as the Charge of the Light Brigade inspired Alfred Lord Tennyson to compose his famous poem. Russell's refusal to compromise and his meticulous attention to detail set a standard that remains today.
Famous War Correspondents
Author: Frederic Lauriston BullardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : War correspondents
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description