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Bruce Catton (1899–1978)

Auteur de A Stillness at Appomattox

106+ oeuvres 15,309 utilisateurs 101 critiques 31 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Bruce Catton, whose complete name was Charles Bruce Catton, was born in Petoskey, Michigan, on October 9, 1899. A United States journalist and writer, Catton was one of America's most popular Civil War historians. Catton worked as a newspaperman in Boston, Cleveland, and Washington, and also held a afficher plus position at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1948. Catton's best-selling book, A Stillness at Appomattox, a recount of the most spectacular conflicts between Generals Grant and Lee in the final year of the Civil War, earned him a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1954. In 1977, the year before his death, Catton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President Gerald R. Ford, who noted that the author and historian "made us hear the sounds of battle and cherish peace." Before his death in 1978, Catton wrote a total of ten books detailing the Civil War, including his last, Grant Takes Command. Since 1984, the Bruce Catton Prize was awarded for lifetime achievement in the writing of history. In cooperation with American Heritage Publishing Company, the Society of American Historians in 1984 initiated the biennial prize that honors an entire body of work. It is named for Bruce Catton, prizewinning historian and first editor of American Heritage magazine. The prize consisted of a certificate and 2,500 dollars. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Bruce Catton

A Stillness at Appomattox (1953) 1,863 exemplaires
Mr. Lincoln's Army (1951) 1,183 exemplaires
The Army of the Potomac: Glory Road (1952) 1,079 exemplaires
The Coming Fury (1961) 1,048 exemplaires
Terrible Swift Sword (1963) 976 exemplaires
Never Call Retreat (1965) 841 exemplaires
La Guerre de Sécession (1960) 804 exemplaires
Grant Takes Command (1968) 746 exemplaires
Grant Moves South (1960) 571 exemplaires
Gettysburg: The Final Fury (1974) 301 exemplaires
Reflections on the Civil War (1981) 297 exemplaires
Michigan: A History (1976) 88 exemplaires
Banners at Shenandoah (1955) 49 exemplaires
The War Lords of Washington (1948) 31 exemplaires
American Heritage Magazine Vol 09 No 4 1958 June (1958) — Directeur de publication — 20 exemplaires
American Heritage Magazine Vol 08 No 5 1957 August (1957) — Directeur de publication — 13 exemplaires
The American Heritage Reader (1956) 10 exemplaires
THE CIVIL WAR (1965) 8 exemplaires
Antietam (2016) 7 exemplaires
Prefaces to history (1970) 6 exemplaires
Great Historical Places (1957) 3 exemplaires
Ethics and Armaments 1 exemplaire
A MICHIGAN BOYHOOD 1 exemplaire
Shiloh (2017) 1 exemplaire
La guerre de Sécession, tome 1 (1976) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Report of the Warren Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (1964) — Postface, quelques éditions953 exemplaires
Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War (1882) — Contributeur, quelques éditions849 exemplaires
The American Heritage Book of The Revolution (1958) — Introduction, quelques éditions638 exemplaires
The Golden Book of the Civil War (1960) — Introduction — 319 exemplaires
The Civil War: The American Iliad as Told by Those Who Lived It (1947) — Introduction — 152 exemplaires
The Golden Book of the American Revolution (1958) — Introduction — 97 exemplaires
American Heritage Magazine Vol 16 No 5 1965 August (1965) — Contributeur — 30 exemplaires

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5838. Reflections on the Civil War, by Bruce Catton (read 16 Mar 2024) Lots of words by an expert on the War but not a single word as to direct sources. Just tells how much Cattaon knows.
 
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Schmerguls | Mar 17, 2024 |
A classic overview of the war that will probably seem quite familiar to folks who watched the Ken Burns series. Rather too sympathetic to the South for my tastes.
 
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ehines | 5 autres critiques | Feb 20, 2024 |
An exceptional single volume source for the whys and wherefores of a crucial piece of American History.
 
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Huba.Library | 5 autres critiques | Feb 7, 2024 |
Outstanding history of the American civil war. Harrowing but beautifully told, with so many blunders that unnecessarily prolonged the war and caused hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
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Matt_B | 7 autres critiques | Feb 5, 2024 |

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Œuvres
106
Aussi par
20
Membres
15,309
Popularité
#1,486
Évaluation
4.1
Critiques
101
ISBN
271
Langues
3
Favoris
31

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