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"To Kiel in the 'Hercules'" is a thrilling account by Lewis R. Freeman of his voyage on the "Hercules," a majestic three-masted ship that sailed from New York to Kiel, Germany, in 1895. Freeman's vivid descriptions of life aboard the ship and the challenges faced during the journey make for an enthralling read, providing a glimpse into the world of 19th-century sailing and exploration.
Lewis Ransome Freeman was an American explorer, journalist and war correspondent who wrote over twenty books chronicling his many travels, as well as numerous articles.
Long before journalist George Plimpton donned shoulder pads for Paper Lion, sportswriters were stepping onto the field, arena, track and ring. This first-of-its-kind anthology of participatory sportswriting collects 48 pieces from the Gilded and Golden Age greats. Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Frances Elizabeth Willard, John Muir, Jack London, Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, Ring Lardner, Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones, Helen Mills, Paul Gallico, and many more prowled America's sporting grounds with pen in hand in a time when, as Grantland Rice put it, "a flame...lit up the sporting skies and covered the world."
American author Lewis Ransome Freeman lived a remarkable life, serving as a fearless war correspondent, traveling the world, and even serving as one of the first football coaches for the University of Southern California while he himself was still enrolled as an undergraduate at Stanford. In the novel Hell's Hatches, set in the islands of the South Seas, a trio of travelers come to the aid of a beautiful and brave indigenous woman.
A 1997 bibliography of American fiction from 1901-1925.
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"Many Fronts" by Lewis R. Freeman is one of the twenty-plus books chronicling his many travels. Freeman was an American explorer, journalist, and war correspondent. Excerpt: All that my Government does is to allow my pay to go on and to provide me with a passport that will land me at Koweit, Bassorah, or Bagdad. If I get into trouble they will not - cannot, in fact-do as much for me as they would for a spindle-legged Hindu coolie. And all this on the chance that, sometime before I am retired for Old age or invalided from the Indian army.