Kelly of the Foreign Legion: Letters of Légionnaire Russell A. Kelly

Russell A. Kelly
Kelly Of The Foreign Legion
Letters Of Légionnaire Russell A. Kelly
To Which Is Added An Historical Sketch
Of The Foreign Legion
New York
Mitchell Kennerley
1917
Dedicated to the memory of that intrepid and valiant Frenchman, whose bravery, love of liberty, generosity, and friendship with Washington, made Americans, for all time, his grateful and devoted admirers--
LE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

The first seven chapters of this book are letters received from Russell A. Kelly, age 21, volunteer in the Légion étrangère . The letters, many of which were published in the New York Evening Sun , were sent to his parents in New York and have been retained in exactly their original form except for the omission of strictly personal matters.