On a summer night in 1862, just before the Yankees occupied Memphis, Tennessee, the staff of the Memphis Appeal loaded their press, steam engine, and supplies on a freight train and fled south to become a refugee newspaper. This novel, based on true facts, brings to life this almost forgotten page of history. For three years, the Appeal traveled the war-torn South, printing vital news in advance of enemy lines. The Yankees called the little paper "a thorn in their side," and pursued them at every opportunity. The Harrigans, a fictional Memphis family, join the Appeal's adventure, eager to do...