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The Secret Dispatch; or, The Adventures of Captain Balgonie
By James Grant
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In The Secret Dispatch, adventurer Charlie Balgonie travels through the deadly conditions of Russia to get to Schlusselburg, a fortress and prison in St. Petersburg. Grant’s rigorous writing and fast-paced delivery of the arduous journey prove for an exciting and lush read.
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James Grant
James Grant is the founder of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, a leading journal on financial markets, which he has published since 1983. He is the author of seven books covering both financial history and biography. Grant’s journalism has been featured in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, Jim Lehrer’s News Hour, and CBS Evening News.
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