An Unexpected Rescue on a Warfront Platform
Ann is drawn into danger when Avezzana’s schemes collide with battlefield loyalties in a train car. Later, riots erupt as draft tensions surge in New York, and Ann thrashes to protect an old servant, Joseph, before a mysterious yet familiar rescuer appears in her guardian’s house.
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Italia
Paris
Avezzana
Ann
New York
Sanitary Commission
Emily
Hendricks
Mrs. William
Mrs. Cortlandt
Aunt Emily
Washington Square
Old Joseph
Charles Dickens
Sylum
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
Miss Ann
Joseph
Fannny
University Place
Run for Its Synopsis: A Civil War romance unfolds
A widowed mother of ten year old Ann Byrne plans to wed socially prominent Hudson Cortlandt. Ann is adopted by Hendricks Cortlandt after her mother and stepfather are lost at sea. Amid war, Ann aids wounded soldiers, contends with family rivalries, and faces a forced engagement while searching for Renneslyer, whom she learns is alive.
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War Ministry
Avezzana
Ann
Hendricks Rennessyer
Europe
Milton Center
New York
Byrne
Hudson
Hendricks Cortlandt
Renneslyer
Hendricks
Cortlandt
Washington
Densley Howard
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Mr. Cortlandt
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Mr. Cortland
Annie Byrne
Annie
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