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Jun 2024
25m 4s

THE STRANGER by AMBROSE BIERCE

JON HAGADORN
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"The Stranger" by Ambrose Bierce: A group of men traveling in the old west meet a strange man at their campfire- a man who has an even stranger story. We also include a background on the incredible life of Ambrose Bierce, from his Civil War experience to his exploits with Hearst Newspapers to his final disappearance in Mexico.

 

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