"The Cretan Insurrection of 1866-7-8" by William James Stillman is a historical record that explores the Cretan uprising against Ottoman domination in the 1860s. The record shows the political forces at play and the essence of Cretan culture during that time. It looks into the social and political situations as the Cretans fought for freedom and other countries got involved. First, it explains what was happening before the revolt, and important is Stillman's role as the U.S. Consul in Crete. He thinks about the island's past and explains the reasons behind the growing hostility. His interactions with local leaders and the oppressive government build up to a crucial meeting of Cretan leaders, which sparks the revolt, showing both the Cretans' desire for democracy and the unstable political conditions that led to war.
The Cretan Insurrection of 1866-7-8
By William James Stillman
Witness the explosive struggle for autonomy as an island nation ignites a revolution against an empire, sparking a conflict fueled by political intrigue and a people's yearning for freedom.
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About the AuthorWilliam James Stillman was an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer. Educated as an artist, Stillman subsequently converted to the profession of journalism, working primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he served as his own photographer. For a time, he also served as United States consul in Rome, and afterward in Crete during the Cretan insurrections. He helped to train the young Arthur Evans as a war correspondent in the Balkans, and remained a lifelong friend and confidant of Evans. Later in life, he seriously considered taking over the excavation at Knossos from Minos Kalokairinos, who had been stopped from further excavation by the Cretan Assembly; he was, however, prevented from pursuing that goal further by a failure to obtain a firman, or permission, to excavate. Stillman wrote several books, one of which, his Autobiography of a Journalist, suggests that he viewed himself primarily as a writer.
William James Stillman was an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer. Educated as an artist, Stillman subsequently converted to the profession of journalism, working primarily as a war correspondent in Crete and the Balkans, where he served as his own photographer. For a time, he also served as United States consul in Rome, and afterward in Crete during the Cretan insurrections. He helped to train the young Arthur Evans as a war correspondent in the Balkans, and remained a lifelong friend and confidant of Evans. Later in life, he seriously considered taking over the excavation at Knossos from Minos Kalokairinos, who had been stopped from further excavation by the Cretan Assembly; he was, however, prevented from pursuing that goal further by a failure to obtain a firman, or permission, to excavate. Stillman wrote several books, one of which, his Autobiography of a Journalist, suggests that he viewed himself primarily as a writer.
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