Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR's founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR's core mission: fearless reporting, global perspective, and intellectual rigor. Each selection remains strikingly relevant today, offering historical insights that challenge contemporary perspectives and reaffirm the power of journalism to shape the world.

A pioneering foreign war correspondent, Richard Harding Davis provides a vivid account of Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain, capturing the harsh realities of guerrilla warfare and the suffering of civilians. First published in 1897, Cuba in War Time offers readers an unfiltered look at the brutal conditions faced by both fighters and the people caught in the conflict.

With an introduction by Peter Maass, who reported on war and national security for New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, and the Washington Post.