Frederick Palmer (journalist)

Frederick Palmer (Jan 29, 1873 - Sep 2, 1958) was an American journalist and writer. He was born in Pleasantville, Pennsylvania. He attended Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania.Roth, Mitchel P. "et al." (1997). [http://books.google.com/books?id=OEphWsER8QYC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268&dq=jiji++and+russo-japanese+war&source=web&ots=GYiFy4w6ta&sig=eLNue0wd6P24K7ymX9wDNJF3Nkg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA230,M1 "Historical Dictionary of War Journalism." p. 230.] ]

The New York Press hired Palmer in 1895 as its London correspondent; and this opportunity evolved into a long career.

War correspondent

Palmer's fifty years as a war correspondent began when he was sent to cover the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 for the "New York World" and for "Collier's Weekly. He then covered the gold rush in northwestern Canada. The Phillipine Insurrection (1899-1902) provided an opportunity for him to cross the Pacific bound for Manilla.

In 1900, Palmer went to China to cover the Boxer Rebellion (1900); and then he was sent to cover the Boer War (1899-1902) in South Africa.

Then the prospect of military conflict in Manchuria brought him back to China to cover the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) for the "New York Globe."Roth, [http://books.google.com/books?id=OEphWsER8QYC&pg=PA268&lpg=PA268&dq=jiji++and+russo-japanese+war&source=web&ots=GYiFy4w6ta&sig=eLNue0wd6P24K7ymX9wDNJF3Nkg&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA267,M1 p. 267.] ] .

The "New York Times" sent him to cover the Balkan War in 1912.

In 1914, he was arrested in Mexico City while covering the Tampico Affair (1914) and the United States occupation of Veracruz for "Everybody's Magazine."

World War I

General John Pershing persuaded him to take on the task of press accreditation for the American Expeditionary Force (AEF). In this period, he was accorded the rank of Colonel.

Works

* 1897 -- "Going to War in Greece"
* 1901 -- "The Ways of the Service"
* 1904 -- "With Kuroki in Manchuria"
* 1906 -- Lucy Of The Stars -- novel.
* 1910 -- The Big Fellow -- novel.
* 1910 -- Danbury Rodd, Aviator -- novel.
* 1910 -- The Vagabond -- novel.
* 1912 -- Over the Pass -- a Western novel.
* 1914 -- The Last Shot -- a novel about a fictional major European war, from the point of view of a small set of soldiers and civilians. Written before the start of World War I.
* 1916 -- "My Year of the War" -- Palmer's account of his experiences as a journalist, starting the day WWI was declared.
* 1917 -- "My Second Year of the War" -- Palmer's account of his second year as a WWI war correspondent
* 1933 -- With My Own Eyes -- autobiography.

Notes

References

* Haverstock, Nathan A. (1996). [http://books.google.com/books?id=qqhZAAAAMAAJ&q=Fifty+Years+at+the+Front:+The+Life+of+War+Correspondent+Frederick+Palmer&dq=Fifty+Years+at+the+Front:+The+Life+of+War+Correspondent+Frederick+Palmer&lr=&client=firefox-a&pgis=1 "Fifty Years at the Front: The Life of War Correspondent Frederick Palmer."] Washington, D.C.: Brassey's. 10-ISBN 1-574-88040-3; 13-ISBN 978-1-574-88040-3; [http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/oclc/33041795 OCLC 33041795]
* Roth, Mitchel P. and James Stuart Olson. (1997). [http://books.google.com/books?id=OEphWsER8QYC&dq=jiji++and+russo-japanese+war&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0 "Historical Dictionary of War Journalism."] Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. 10-ISBN 0-313-29171-3; 13-ISBN 978-0-313-29171-5

External links

* [http://www.kingkong.demon.co.uk/ngcoba/pa2.htm New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors]
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