Ink on Fire is the story of Januarius MacGahan, an Ohio farm boy who make his name as a war correspondent in Europe and Central Asia in the late 1800s. His signature work consists of "letters" to
The Daily News of London detailing the atrocities committed by the Turks against Bulgarians. The latter were seeking freedom after nearly five centuries of Ottoman domination. His words effectively sparked the Russian-Turkish war, which led to Bulgaria's independence.