Portraits of Ambrose Bierce [graphic]. between 1842 and 1914.

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Portraits of Ambrose Bierce [graphic]. between 1842 and 1914.

Portraits of Ambrose Bierce (#9 copy 2, #10-13:2-5).

5 photographic prints.

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Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?

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Ambrose Bierce was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio, on June 24, 1842. After military service in the Civil War, he settled in San Francisco, where he met Mark Twain and became a columnist and writer. Bierce became known for his sharp, sarcastic wit while writing for the "Argonaut," the "Wasp," and the "San Francisco Examiner." A member of the Bohemian Club, he became acquainted with many of the prominent San Francisco authors. After his retirement Bierce traveled into Texas and toward Mexico, at a...