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Arthur Gleason
Arthur Gleason (1878–1923) was an American writer, journalist, and social reformer known for his passionate critiques of industrial society and war. He was a vocal advocate for labor rights and social justice, frequently writing about the conditions of the working class. Among his notable works are "The Spirit of Christmas" and "What the Workers Want," which addressed social inequalities and the aspirations of workers. During World War I, Gleason worked as a war correspondent and co-authored "Our Part in the Great War" with his wife, Helen Hayes Gleason, documenting their experiences on the front lines.
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CONCERNING THIS BOOK It would be futile to publish one more war-book, unless the writer had been an eye-witness of unusual things. I am an American who saw atrocities which are recorded in the Bryce Report. This book grows out of months of day-by-day living in the war zone. I have been a member of the Hector Munro Ambulance Corps, which was permitted to work at the front because the Prime Minister of...
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EXPERIENCE (By way of Preface) Of these sketches that tell of ruined Belgium, I must say that I saw what I have told of. They are not meditations in a library. Because of the great courtesy of the Prime Minister of Belgium, who is the war minister, and through the daily companionship of his son, our little group of helpers were permitted to go where no one else could go, to pass in under shell fire, to...
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