Thursday, January 23, 2014

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce 


(June 24, 1842Disappeared: December, 1913) An American editorialist, journalist, short story writer. Today, he is best known for his short story, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” and his satirical lexicon, The Devil’s Dictionary. In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain a firsthand perspective on that country’s ongoing revolution. While traveling with rebel troops, the elderly writer disappeared without a trace.

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