American Daredevil by Cathryn Prince

American Daredevil by Cathryn Prince

Author:Cathryn Prince
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2016-06-26T16:00:00+00:00


Halliburton moved on from Greece to Palestine. Violent winds and rough seas conspired to keep him sick all the way across the Mediterranean Sea. The only scenery he noticed was the ship’s railing and his bunk. From Haifa, he motored straight on to Jerusalem. While the Holy Sepulcher Church was unrecognizable, hidden as it was under steel scaffolding, he found the Garden of Gethsemane a fragrant delight.63

When Halliburton picked up his mail at the American Express Office, he was pleased to find envelopes bearing the Bobbs-Merrill return address. He knew it contained Chambers’s feedback on the Romanov article. He refrained from tearing open the envelope right there in the middle of the office. He went back to his hotel room, sat down, and pulled out the letter.

“The three Romanov articles are knockouts—perfectly thrilling. They moved me deeply. What a wonderful scoop, and how well you have handled it all. I do not feel at all convinced of the possibility of Anastasia surviving, but I suppose it is a romantic and popular idea and I must confess I have not read the book about her,” Chambers wrote, adding how the office was abuzz with excitement over the “thrilling and astonishing” stories.64 Relief flooded Halliburton. He had felt it was some of his best work, but until he heard from Chambers, he couldn’t be sure.

However, on a more serious note, Chambers sought to temper Halliburton’s expectations when it came to the eventual release of Seven League Boots. The book business had slowed even more during the past several months. He hoped sales would increase during the summer when people took vacation and looked for summer reading. If that happened, Chambers said the new book would come out at the right time and with decent financial prospects.65



Download



Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.