
By Carman Cumming
Devil's Game lines the fantastic profession of Charles A. Dunham, Civil struggle undercover agent, forger, journalist, and grasp of soiled tips. Writing for various manhattan papers less than exchange names, Dunham oftentimes faked tales, created new identities, and later boldly forged himself to play these roles. He accomplished his maximum infamy while he used to be referred to as to testify in Washington pertaining to Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Many components of Dunham's occupation stay shadowy, yet Cumming bargains the 1st particular travel of Dunham's convoluted, high-stakes, overseas deceits, together with his attempt to promote Lincoln on plans for a raid to seize Jefferson Davis.
Exhaustively researched and unheard of intensive, this conscientiously crafted evaluate of Dunham's causes, character, and the advanced results of his schemes alterations assumptions approximately covert operations through the Civil War.
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Devil's Game: The Civil War Intrigues of Charles A. Dunham by Carman Cumming PDF
Devil's video game lines the fantastic profession of Charles A. Dunham, Civil battle undercover agent, forger, journalist, and grasp of soiled tips. Writing for various long island papers lower than trade names, Dunham in many instances faked tales, created new identities, and later boldly forged himself to play these roles. He completed his maximum infamy while he used to be referred to as to testify in Washington bearing on Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
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