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Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?)

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?). His Life. Born in Ohio Grew up with a love of books Was an exceptional soldier Ironically, his stories were anti-war. Work. Best know for The Devil’s Dictionary Book of sarcasm

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Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?)

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  1. Ambrose Bierce(1842-1914?)

  2. His Life • Born in Ohio • Grew up with a love of books • Was an exceptional soldier • Ironically, his stories were anti-war

  3. Work • Best know for The Devil’s Dictionary • Book of sarcasm • BIGOT, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. • FEMALE, n. One of the opposing, or unfair, sex. • MALE, n. A member of the unconsidered, or negligible sex. The male of the human race is commonly known (to the female) as Mere Man. The genus has two varieties: good providers and bad providers.

  4. Disappearance • 1913- Walked across the Texas/ Mexico border and was never heard from again (Pancho Villa)

  5. Mystery of Ambrose Bierce At the age of 71 Bierce crossed into Mexico to join Pancho Villa's revolutionaries. In a letter to his niece Lora, Bierce wrote: "Goodbye. If you hear of my being stood up against a Mexican stone wall and shot to rags please know that I think that a pretty good way to depart this life. It beats old age, disease, or falling down the cellar stairs. To be a gringo in Mexico -- ah, that is euthanasia. " Just before he entered war-torn Mexico he again wrote Lora, "I shall not be here long enough to hear from you, and don't know where I shall be next. Guess it doesn't matter much. Adios, Ambrose." His final letter was dated Dec. 26, 1913, postmarked Chihuahua. In it, he said he expected to leave the next day, partly by rail, for Ojinaga, where Villa was poised to attack a cornered federal army. It was the last ever heard from Ambrose Bierce. His disappearance sparked investigations, wild speculation, but no answers. The novel The Old Gringo by Carlos Fuentes is a fictionalized treatment of Bierce's disappearance. Glenn Willeford has written a fascinating account of Bierce's presumed death in Mexico.

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