In the late 1800s, playwright and actor William Gillette captivated American theater audiences with his dramatic portrayal of a daring Civil War plot to gain access to a Confederate telegraph office, which is considered to be one of the most suspenseful wartime plays ever staged in the United States. Drawing on his own extensive experience as a chronicler of wartime exploits, novelist Cyrus Townsend Brady expands the play into novel form.
In the late 1800s, playwright and actor William Gillette captivated American theater audiences with his dramatic portrayal of a daring Civil War plot to gain access to a Confederate telegraph office, which is considered to be one of the most suspenseful wartime plays ever staged in the United States. Drawing on his own extensive experience as a chronicler of wartime exploits, novelist Cyrus Townsend Brady expands the play into novel form.