James Creelman was one of the more prominent figures among the cohort of journalists whose activities contributed to creating the image of the late nineteenth century as the "Golden Age of the Reporter" in American journalism. As a correspondent for Bennett, Pulitzer, and Hearst, Creelman traveled the world to interview the great men of his time and to report on the conflicts between men. He covered three wars and several other conflicts in the 1890s, and his intense drive to be on the scene of battle and in the middle of the action gained him exclusive stories and several wounds. All the while, his dispatches became notable events in themselves, as did his activities. "Journalist Famous For Exploits" was the way the New York Times headlined his obituary. Arthur Brisbane, Hearst's premier editor, described Creelman in 1898 as "a newspaper writer whose business and delight consist in telling about...