Author, Military Figure. After graduating from Harvard in 1891, he began writing as a foreign correspondent for the "Boston Post." Returning to the United States, he wrote for the "New York Evening Post," "The Sun", and "Collier's Weekly." Throughout his career, he used his German heritage to enhance his ability to fulfill an assignment. During the Spanish-American War, he was a spy in Puerto Rico and posed as a German journalist. He was credited for attaining a map that helped prepare the American invasion. He then joined the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders, already in Cuba, and became Theodore Roosevelt's regimental clerk. He wrote a detailed report of this adventurous assignment for "The Century Magazine" called "Alone In Porto Rico." He was a war correspondent covering the Russo-Japanese War when he was taken prisoner by the Japanese. During World War I, he reported from the German side of the war. In 1918, Guatamala charged him as being a German spy. He was later accused by Austria and Switzerland as engaged in subversive activity. In 1933, he founded the Society of American Friends of Germany and met with Adolph Hitler the following year. He was a member of the American Historical Association in New York, Historical Society of Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and Honorary Member of the Royal Philo-Historical Society of Bavaria. He authored several books, mostly on history, including: "Pepys's Ghost" in 1900; "A History of the 19th Century," which was published in three volumes in 1902; "Comet Lore: Halley's Comet in History and Astronomy" in 1910; Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt" in 1928; and "Hoover and His Times: Looking Back through the Years" in 1932. His books are still accepted with several online.

Author, Military Figure. After graduating from Harvard in 1891, he began writing as a foreign correspondent for the "Boston Post." Returning to the United States, he wrote for the "New York Evening Post," "The Sun", and "Collier's Weekly." Throughout his career, he used his German heritage to enhance his ability to fulfill an assignment. During the Spanish-American War, he was a spy in Puerto Rico and posed as a German journalist. He was credited for attaining a map that helped prepare the American invasion. He then joined the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders, already in Cuba, and became Theodore Roosevelt's regimental clerk. He wrote a detailed report of this adventurous assignment for "The Century Magazine" called "Alone In Porto Rico." He was a war correspondent covering the Russo-Japanese War when he was taken prisoner by the Japanese. During World War I, he reported from the German side of the war. In 1918, Guatamala charged him as being a German spy. He was later accused by Austria and Switzerland as engaged in subversive activity. In 1933, he founded the Society of American Friends of Germany and met with Adolph Hitler the following year. He was a member of the American Historical Association in New York, Historical Society of Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, and Honorary Member of the Royal Philo-Historical Society of Bavaria. He authored several books, mostly on history, including: "Pepys's Ghost" in 1900; "A History of the 19th Century," which was published in three volumes in 1902; "Comet Lore: Halley's Comet in History and Astronomy" in 1910; Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt" in 1928; and "Hoover and His Times: Looking Back through the Years" in 1932. His books are still accepted with several online.

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