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Richard Harding Davis - 19th Century American War Correspondent - Autographed 4pp. Letter (ALS)

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Richard Harding Davis - 19th Century American War Correspondent - Autographed 4pp. Letter (ALS)

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Richard Harding Davis autographed hand-written 4pp. letter (ALS).

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Richard Harding Davis (April 18, 1864 – April 11, 1916) was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War.

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Richard Harding Davis - 19th Century American War Correspondent - Autographed 4pp. Letter (ALS)

Name: Richard Harding Davis - 19th Century American War Correspondent - Autographed 4pp. Letter (ALS)
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Price: 50 USD
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