Cuba in War Time
by Richard Harding Davis
Author and journalist Richard Harding Davis, one of the most popular newspaper writers and novelists at the beginning of the 20th century, may be the source of the image of a striking war correspondent. It represented the growing power of the press as its influence expanded, and this controversial 1898 book is an early example of the manipulative power of the press. Sent by William Randolph Hurst to cover guerrilla warfare in Cuba for Hearst's The New York Journal, Davis delivered vivid, dramatic messages that may have brought the United States into conflict by launching the Spanish-American War. Collected in this book and illustrated by Frederick Remington, Davis' explanation of war-torn Cuba: muscular, adventurous prose about a dangerous time and place filled with passion that impressed its readers and likely changed the course of international relations.
