This is the tale of a group of young 'Bushwhackers' - Missouri guerrilla fighters who waged a desperate and bloody battle against Union occupiers during the American Civil War. As the war progresses, two of the fighters - a former slave and the son of an immigrantworker - find they have more in common with each other than with their fellow fighters, who begin to suspect them of treason. 'Ride with the Devil' continues director Ang Lee's collaboration with writer-producer James Schamus (Sense and Sensibility, The Ice Storm). The book includes a foreword by Lee on the making of the movie; an introduction by Schamus in which he discusses the challenge ofadapting Daniel Woodrell's original novel; and copious notes detailing how the finished film differs from the production script - and explaining the behind-the-scenes reasons why.