Henry H. Riggs ( March 2 , 1875 – August 17 , 1943 ) was a Christian missionary stationed in Kharpert during the Armenian Genocide . In his book '' Days of Tragedy in Armenia : Personal Experiences in Harpoot , 1915-1917 '' , Riggs provides an important eyewitness account of the Genocide and concluded that the deportation of Armenians was part of an extermination program organized by the Ottoman government . The book is considered to be one of the most detailed accounts of the Armenian Genocide in the English language
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Henry H. Riggs