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When Mr. Davis wrote the story of "The Deserter," he could not possibly have foreseen that it was to be his last story-the last of those short stories which gave him such eminence as a short-story writer. He apparently was as rugged and as vigorous as ever.

Duty, desertion, and the price of courage collide on the frontier. The Deserter draws readers into a gripping corner of civil war America, where loyalty is tested, deserts are haunted, and every choice ripples through a brittle wartime world. This compact, morally charged adventurе... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

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

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

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

The Deserter is a novel written by American author Richard Harding Davis. It tells the story of a young man named Jack Langdon who deserts from the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Jack is a wealthy and privileged young man who joined the army to prove his... Read Full Overview

The deserter (1917). This book, "The deserter", by Davis Richard Harding, is a replication of a book originally published before 1917. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.