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Civil War Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

Sixteen dark and vivid selections by great satirist and short-story writer. "A Horseman in the Sky," "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," "Chickamauga," "A Son of the Gods," "What I Saw of Shiloh," "Four Days in Dixie" and 10 more. Masterly tales offer excellent examples of Bierce?s dark pessimism and storytelling power. Note.
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Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet and satirist, Ambrose Bierce is one of the most striking and unusual literary...

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Pages: 128, Edition: 1st THUS, Paperback, Dover Publications

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4/5
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Posted: Sep-28-2008
Excellent

Today, if known at all, Ambrose Bierce is recalled as that guy who wrote that funny book The Devil's Dictionary. He was seen, and still is seen, as a sort of poor man's Mark Twain. This is quite unfair, as he was a marvelous writer in...

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4/5
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Posted: Sep-10-2008
Hardships of the civil war soldier

This book was written in an old type of writing/format which could be difficult to follow. The content was mainly concerned with the hardships the soldiers faced, not on the movements and plans for the battles. Good descriptions, good...

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4/5
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Posted: Jun-06-2008
Very good short stories about war

Ambrose Bierce reminds you of O'Henry, Mark Twain and Bret Harte:he has a unique sense of honor and irony. I feel I should have read him when I read The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the Civil War. These stories have the cast of...

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5/5
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Posted: Nov-06-2005
Exceptionally Good Collection - Great Reading

Ambrose Bierce was not a likeable individual; he was often acerbic, sarcastic, and even mean spirited. Nonetheless, he created remarkably good short stories. This collection shares a common theme, the Civil War, but the individual...

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