Civil War Stories, Hardcover - Ambrose Bierce

Reducere. Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious...

Reducere. Newspaperman, short-story writer, poet, and satirist, Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) is one of the most striking and unusual literary figures America h...

Reducere. In The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusi...

Reducere. Journalist, short story writer, a poet, and critic Ambrose Bierce has been called one of America's greatest wits and an uncompromising satirist. He...

American journalist and satirist Ambrose Bierce is probably best known for his short stories about the American Civil War. The author's craft for s...

Reducere. DescriptionBierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for it...

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Reducere. Before he trailed off into the wilds of Mexico, never to be heard from again, Ambrose Bierce achieved a public persona as "bitter Bierce" and "the ...

DescriptionAmbrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in the Civil War, began writing satirical definitions for the San Franc...

Reducere. The Wall Street Journal wrote that The Devil's Dictionary is "probably the most brilliant work of satire written in America. And maybe one of the g...

Reducere. Do you want to read An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge? If so then keep reading... "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge" was originally published by t...

"The ghost is the most enduring figure in supernatural fiction. He is absolutely indestructible. . . . He changes with the styles in fiction but he...

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In Tales of Soldiers and Civilians and Other Stories, humor and horror paint a bleak picture of war, marked by violence, isolation and looming madn...

One of the most popular satirical works of world literature, The Devil's Dictionary - here enriched with over 800 definitions left out from the ori...

Reducere. If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devil'...

Reducere. Ambrose Bierce's "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is a short story that is indispensable in any anthology of short stories. Located in the historic...

Reducere. DescriptionA desperate gunman holds a planeload of innocent passengers hostage. A heavily armed cult leader refuses to leave his compound, threaten...

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Reducere. Herein are contained the sardonic definitions published by Ambrose Bierce as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906; augmented, edited and republished by th...

The American Civil War lives on in our collective imagination like few other events. The story of the war has been retold in countless films, novel...

Reducere. Ambrose Everett Burnside made his mark in history as a famous battlefield commander during the American Civil War. Today, collectors of antique fir...

Ambrose Bierce's satirical flair is most prevalent in his tall tales and similar sketches, where all manner of human foibles are lampooned: the exc...

Reducere. The Civil War Re-Lived in 40 Stories! Between the first shots fired at Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861, to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse o...

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Reducere. During the fateful winter and spring of 1865, thousands of civilians in South Carolina, young and old, black and white, felt the impact of what Gen...

Publisher: Stackpole BooksAuthor(s): Scott HippensteelIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Tables; Halftones, Black & White including Black...

Sometimes a war's greatest heroes are its survivors, those who manage to forge new lives despite the tragedy they have experienced. For the sixteen...

Reducere. DescriptionThe two great commentaries of Julius Caesar - the Gallic War and the Civil War - are united in this superb hardcover edition. The commen...

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This book recounts some of the most famous episodes and most compelling human dramas from the marquee match-up of the Civil War - not just the two ...

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Reducere. Discover the people, battles, and politics of America's bloodiest conflict, and explore its causes, chapters, characters, and consequencesWith a to...

A new edition of Hemingway's only full length play, based on his personal experiences in Civil War Madrid. Also includes 4 short stories.

Reducere. From America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose, comes the definitive telling of the war in Europe, from D-Day, June 6, 1944, to t...

Reducere. Swashbuckling stories of the Union naval blockade of the Southern states and the blockade runners who smuggled goods to the Confederacy have long b...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring the fateful winter and spring of 1865, thousands of civilians in South Carolina, young and old, black and white, felt the impact ...

Reducere. Civil War battlefields are the most hallowed stretches of land in America. And they're the most haunted pieces of ground. While it may come as no s...

October 1917, heralded as the culmination of the Russian Revolution, remains a defining moment in world history. Even a hundred years after the eve...

Reducere. National Geographic presents provocative stories shedding new light on the Civil War, American history's watershed, from Union and Confederate sold...

"Describes the Siege of Vicksburg and the Battle of Gettysburg, including Pickett's Charge, that turned the tide of the American Civil War. Include...