Project Gutenberg 2007-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 107 Griffis, William Elliot 1843 1928 Griffis, William Eliot Griffis, W. E. (William Elliot) c98000076 Charles Carleton Coffin: War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman Reading ease score: 66.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Patricia Peters, Christine P. Travers and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Charles Carleton Coffin: War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman" by William Elliot Griffis is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the life of Charles Carleton Coffin, highlighting his vast contributions as a war correspondent and his influence on American journalism during the Civil War, as well as his adventures as a traveler and statesman. The book seeks to provide insight into Coffin's character and the historical context of his experiences, making it appealing to readers interested in biography and American history. The opening of the book establishes Coffin's significance, portraying him as a man of integrity whose life's work was dedicated to truth. The preface reveals that Coffin's wife requested the author to outline her husband's life, emphasizing his positive impact on education and patriotism as seen through his writings. The introductory chapter begins detailing his lineage, tracing his ancestry back to Revolutionary War heroes, effectively framing Coffin as a figure shaped by a legacy of valor and dedication to liberty. As the narrative progresses, it foreshadows a rich exploration of his early life, characterized by continuous learning and experiences that prepared him for the tumultuous events of the Civil War, where he rode through the chaos not as a soldier but as a voice of reason and hope for the Union cause. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Coffin, Charles Carleton, 1823-1896 E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 439647 438667 2024-10-09T14:39:32.944321 2023-09-10T06:09:43.031351 text/html text/html 438391 2007-08-04T12:46:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 209113 2007-08-04T12:46:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 329321 2024-10-09T14:39:43.860747 application/epub+zip 333015 2024-10-09T14:39:37.429816 application/epub+zip 240501 2024-10-09T14:39:35.838790 application/epub+zip 635185 2024-10-09T14:39:48.369709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605208 2024-10-09T14:39:42.474745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381479 2022-09-10T12:08:16.784431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397681 397572 2024-10-09T14:39:32.057296 2023-09-10T06:09:42.258319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 397336 2007-08-04T12:46:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 157033 2007-08-04T12:46:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 397342 2007-08-04T12:46:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156976 2007-08-04T12:46:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21611 2024-10-09T14:39:48.624718 application/rdf+xml 25860 2024-10-09T14:39:36.426771 image/jpeg 4796 2024-10-09T14:39:36.126772 image/jpeg 312357 2024-10-09T14:39:32.995316 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia