One of the most widely read American foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century, Smalley was greatly admired, especially for his revolutionary handling of war news. Working more than thirty-five years for the New York Tribune and later as American representative for the London Times, he wrote innovative profiles of Theodore Roosevelt and French socialist Louis Blanc; his dispatches from the Battle of Antietam, the 1880 opening of Parliament, and Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee are examples of the best journalism of the time.
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One of the most widely read American foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century, Smalley was greatly admired, especially for his revolutionary h...
