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Ambrose Bierce letters, 1892-1911.
Dl CAL**
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Title:

Ambrose Bierce letters, 1892-1911
Bierce letters

Creator/Contributor:

Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?, creator

Abstract:

5 letters from Ambrose Bierce along with 5 typescript copies and a referral note to George Sterling letters collection.

Date:

1892 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Clough, Ed
Gillis, J. L. (James Louis) -- 1857-1917
Newbegin, John J

Note:

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 time when Pancho Villa and other Mexican revolutionaries were active. After a final correspondence dated December 26, 1913, nothing is known of Bierce's fate.
Bierce letters.
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Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
Letters in envelopes; 10 11/16 x 8 3/8 in.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Dl CAL**

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.