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Tag: American Civil War

‘Killed At Resaca’ by Ambrose Bierce

Killed At Resaca by Ambrose Bierce, 1887 Continue reading →

February 4, 2016September 12, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Killed At Resaca, short stories 1 Comment

‘Four Days In Dixie’ by Ambrose Bierce

Bierce, Ambrose 1888

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February 3, 2016January 31, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Alabama, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Four Days In Dixie, short stories Leave a comment

‘A Horseman In The Sky’ by Ambrose Bierce

Bierce, Ambrose 1889

A Horseman In The Sky by Ambrose Bierce, 1889 Continue reading →

February 2, 2016January 31, 2016 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, A Horseman In The Sky, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories, Virginia Leave a comment

‘An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge’ by Ambrose Bierce

An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, 1890 Continue reading →

February 1, 2016August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge, analysis, criticism, fiction, short stories 5 Comments

‘Shall Not Perish’ by William Faulkner

Shall Not Perish by William Faulkner, 1943 Continue reading →

July 17, 2015August 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1940s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Shall Not Perish, short stories, Southern literature, William Faulkner Leave a comment

‘Wash’ by William Faulkner

Faulkner, William 1934a

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July 14, 2015September 29, 2015 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1930s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, fiction, Reconstruction, short stories, Southern literature, Wash, William Faulkner Leave a comment

‘Chickamauga’ by Ambrose Bierce

Chickamauga by Ambrose Bierce, 1889 Continue reading →

November 6, 2014August 25, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, Ambrose Bierce, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, Chickamauga, criticism, fiction, short stories, Southern literature 2 Comments

‘The Survivors’ by Elsie Singmaster

The Survivors by Elsie Singmaster, 1915 Continue reading →

June 10, 2014August 10, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, American Civil War, American lit, American literature, analysis, criticism, Elsie Singmaster, fiction, short stories, The Survivors Leave a comment

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