An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Set during the American Civil War, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is the classic short story of Peyton Farquhar, a Confederate sympathizer condemned to death by hanging from Owl Creek Bridge. Flashing between the present and the pastfrom Peytons thoughts as he stands on the bridge to his memories as a major Confederate supporter in the Southhe creates parallel realities in which truth and fantasy become indistinguishable. A story of war, death, and the power of the mind, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is Ambrose Bierces most anthologized work and an enduring piece of American literature.