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Civil War Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce
by Bierce, Ambrose, Hopkins, Ernest J.
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- ISBN-13: 9780803260870
- ISBN: 0803260873
- Publication Date: 1988
- Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
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In The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusions about "courage," "honor," and "glory" on the battlefield. These stories form one of the great antiwar statements in American literature. Included here are the classic An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Chickamauga, The Mocking Bird, The Coup de Grace, Parker Anderson, Philosopher, and other stories celebrated for their intensity, startling insight, and mastery of form.Bierce, Ambrose is the author of 'Civil War Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce', published 1988 under ISBN 9780803260870 and ISBN 0803260873.
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