Kings, Queens, and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (619 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1630760951 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 386 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"She wrote mysteries and much more" according to Marcia A. Bacher. We just celebrated the anniversary of Arlington National Cemeteryand NPR did a piece on people you wouldn't expect to have been buried in Arlington. One of them was Mary Roberts Rinehart. In the radio piece they mentioned that she had gone to the "front" during WWI by The Saturday Evening Post. This book is a collection of her reports at that time. If you only know her from her mysterieswhich are wonderfulyou might be impressed by her dispatch writings. And, if you have never read any of her mysteriespick up "The Man in Lower Ten".. DragonWing said Mary Roberts Rinehart - more than a mystery writer. I write blog reviews for The Kindle Blog Report, but am expanding into reviewing books on the Kindle as well.In 1915, at Mary Roberts Rinehart - more than a mystery writer I write blog reviews for The Kindle Blog Report, but am expanding into reviewing books on the Kindle as well.In 1915, at 38 and with three children, Mar Roberts Rinehart left for Europe (alone) to cover World War I for the Post. She toured Belgium and was received by King Albert, taking his first authorized statement regarding the war since its start. She interviewed Winston Churchill and Queen Mary in England, toured hospitals and the French and English lines. Her collected articles were published in Kings, Queens and Pawns, later on in 1915.More than this book, I advi. 8 and with three children, Mar Roberts Rinehart left for Europe (alone) to cover World War I for the Post. She toured Belgium and was received by King Albert, taking his first authorized statement regarding the war since its start. She interviewed Winston Churchill and Queen Mary in England, toured hospitals and the French and English lines. Her collected articles were published in Kings, Queens and Pawns, later on in 1915.More than this book, I advi
Rinehart’s book was a humanitarian plea to Americans to join the war effort three years before the American Expeditionary Force set sail for Europe, an unpopular view vindicated by subsequent events.. In 1914, journalist and mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart traveled to Europe alone to cover World War I for the Saturday EveningPost. This collection of her writing encompasses her observations on her travels—from being received by King Albert in Belgium and recording his first authorized statement on the war, to meeting Winston Churchill, to traveling to the English and French front lines as the first correspondent permitted there
Her mysteries in particular, such as The Circular Staircase and The Man in Lower Ten, remain popular, and have garnered her the name of “The American Agatha Christie,” despite the fact that Rinehart published her first book many years before the canonical British writer. . Mary Roberts Rinehart was an innovative and well-loved writer, novelist, playwright, and reporter
In 1914, journalist and mystery writer Mary Roberts Rinehart traveled to Europe alone to cover World War I for the Saturday EveningPost. This collection of her writing encompasses her observations on her travels—from being received by King Albert in Belgium and recording his first authorized statement on the war, to meeting Winston Churchill, to traveling to the English and French front lines as the first correspondent permitted there.