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A romance of America's nascent imperial power recounting the adventures of Robert Clay, a mining engineer and sometime mercenary, and Hope Langham, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist, as they become caught up in a coup in Olancho, a fictional Latin American republic... Read Full Overview

A romance of America's nascent imperial power, Richard Harding Davis's Soldiers of Fortunerecounts the adventures of Robert Clay, a mining engineer and sometime mercenary, and Hope Langham, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist, as they become caught up in a coup in... Read Full Overview

Davis was born on April 18, 1864. He made his reputation as a newspaper reporter in May to June 1889, by reporting on the devastation of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, following the infamous flood. He added to his reputation by reporting on other events, like the first electrocution... Read Full Overview

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Soldiers of Fortune

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

A romance of America's nascent imperial power recounting the adventures of Robert Clay, a mining engineer and sometime mercenary, and Hope Langham, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist, as they become caught up in a coup in Olancho, a fictional Latin American republic... Read Full Overview

Robert Clay, a man of humble beginnings, travels the world fighting wars and building great things. Miss Alice Langham is the most beautiful debutante of the day. Fate brings Alice and her family to visit Clay's latest construction project in Olancho. For years he has loved Alice... Read Full Overview