William B. Catton (1926–2018)

Auteur de The Bold & Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815

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Œuvres de William B. Catton

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The Bold & Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815 (1978) 199 exemplaires

Two Roads to Sumter: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and the March to the Civil War (1656) 132 exemplaires

American epoch; a history of the United States since the 1890's (1955) 61 exemplaires

An Era of Total War and Uncertain Peace, 1938-1980 (Their American epoch, a history of the United States since 1900 ;… (1967) 5 exemplaires

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Nom légal: Catton, William Bruce
Date de naissance: 1926-01-15
Date de décès: 2018-12-22
Sexe: male
Professions: professor
Relations: Catton, Bruce (father)
Organisations: Princeton University
Middlebury College

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The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding… par Bruce & William Catton

I highly recommend this book. It is written by Bruce Catton & his son William Catton. It contains no footnotes and, bcause of the manner in which the text is written, none are needed. The authors have written an overview history of the founding of America. Since it is an overview history
and not intended for the "classroom", the missing footnotes do not create a problem. And I suspect no other historians could have written such an appealing story as this. The text contains not a wasted word and is a joy to read. I am not sure any other historian could have written such a detailed yet expansive and enjoyable treatise.… (plus d'informations)

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octafoil40 | Oct 15, 2016 |