Civil War Stories
by Bierce, AmbroseFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-07-13
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary
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.
Author Biography
Journalist, short story writer, and satirist Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) was equally adept in a variety of genres, from ghost stories to poetry to political commentary. Bierce's fiction is particularly distinguished by its realistic depictions of the author's Civil War experiences.
Table of Contents
| What I Saw of Shiloh | p. 1 |
| Four Days in Dixie | p. 19 |
| A Horseman in the Sky | p. 27 |
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | p. 33 |
| Chickamauga | p. 41 |
| A Son of the Gods | p. 47 |
| One of the Missing | p. 53 |
| Killed at Resaca | p. 63 |
| The Affair at Coulter's Notch | p. 69 |
| The Coup de Grace | p. 77 |
| Parker Adderson, Philosopher | p. 83 |
| An Affair of Outposts | p. 89 |
| The Story of a Conscience | p. 99 |
| One Kind of Officer | p. 105 |
| George Thurston | p. 115 |
| The Mocking-bird | p. 119 |
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