Devil's Game: The Civil War Intrigues of Charles A. Dunham

by Carman Cumming

Book Overview

The first book-length study of one of the Civil War's most outlandish and mysterious characters

Devil's Game traces the amazing career of Charles A. Dunham, Civil War spy, forger, journalist, and master of dirty tricks. Writing for a variety of New York papers under alternate names, Dunham routinely faked stories, created new identities, and later boldly cast himself to play those roles. He achieved his greatest infamy when...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252075196
• ISBN13: 9780252075193
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"