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twenty and worked on a sheep ranch. ... The O. Henry Museum offers writing. [DOC] [TLE] lcslions - Ransom of Red Chief Discussion [PAR] Aug 22, 2010 ... Porter grew up in North Carolina, but moved to Texas in the 1880s. He worked as 
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where he had worked as a teller, after he was accused of embezzling funds. ... 
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is that for at least one short story, and for a later author profile, he used the "full"... [DOC] [TLE] Article 1 - eBoard [PAR] Abstract: William Sydney Porter began his writing career under the name O. 
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a clerk ... One of his last stories, "The Ransom of Red Chief" (1910), is perhaps 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about AUTHORS - StudyStack [PAR] HE WORKED ON A RANCH IN THE 1880S BEFORE WRITING SHORT STORIES 
LIKE "THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF", O. HENRY. THIS POET WAS CHILE'S... [DOC] [TLE] The darkly funny side of O. Henry revealed | www.mystatesman.com [PAR] Dec 20, 2015 ... Of five lost then recovered stories by William Sydney Porter  best known by ... O
. Henry Museum publishes lost, then recovered, short story as an art book. .... 
school like he used to be, but he is still a standard-bearer of the short-story format
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embezzling money from the bank where he had worked. Henry fled to

Question: He worked on a ranch in the 1880s before writing short stories like "The Ransom of Red Chief"
Answer: O. Henry (William Sydney Porter)