69 records matched your query       

Author:

Owens, David M., 1954-

Title:

The devil's topographer : Ambrose Bierce and the American war story / David M. Owens.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Tennessee Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

xii, 166 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Bierce, Ambrose,--1842-1914?--Criticism and interpretation.
Bierce, Ambrose,--1842-1914?--History, Military.--History, Military.
War stories, American--History and criticism.
United States--Literature and the war.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Literature and the war.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-158) and index.

Contents:

1. Biography : Bierce's military and literary worlds -- 2. Early war stories : 1861, West Virginia -- 3. Midwar stories : 1862, Shiloh to the railroad -- 4. Midwar stories : 1863, Stone's river to Chickamauga and Missionary ridge -- 5. Late war stories : 1864, to Atlanta and Franklin -- Conclusion : The devil's topographer -- Afterword : Ambrose Bierce and the American war story

ISBN:

9781572334649 (acid-free paper)
1572334649 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)61499923

LCCN:

2005025946

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)