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1518: 1780: 33: 634:." Vidal groups Catton with American historians who "never accept as a fact anything that might obscure those figures illuminated by the high noon of Demos...." As an example, he cites Catton's dismissal of stories related to Grant's alcohol consumption during the Civil War and places Catton "in Parson Weems land where all our presidents were good and some were great and none ever served out his term without visibly growing in office." 619:, wrote that "No one ever wrote American history with more easy grace, beauty and emotional power, or greater understanding of its meaning, than Bruce Catton... There is a near-magic power of imagination in Catton’s work almost seemed to project him physically onto the battlefields, along the dusty roads and to the campfires of another age." 680:
No one ever wrote American history with more easy grace, beauty and emotional power, or greater understanding of its meaning, than Bruce Catton. There is a near-magic power of imagination in Catton's work that seemed to project him physically into the battlefields, along the dusty roads and to the
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writer Webster Schott wrote, looking back over Catton's career, that "As much as anyone who has ever written about the Civil War, Bruce Catton made it real. Catton not only told us how and why it happened, he made us feel it. He brought to his writing an extraordinary combination of scholarship,
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a color and a tone not merely to our village life, but to the concept of life with which we grew up ... I think I was always subconsciously driven by an attempt to restate that faith and to show where it was properly grounded, how it grew out of what a great many young men on both sides felt and
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We intend to deal with that great, unfinished and illogically inspiring story of the American people doing, being and becoming. Our American heritage is greater than any one of us. It can express itself in very homely truths; in the end it can lift up our eyes beyond the glow in the sunset
419:(1950) by historian and biographer Lloyd Lewis, Catton wrote the second and third volumes of this trilogy, making extensive use of Lewis's historical research, provided by his widow, Kathryn Lewis, who personally selected Catton to continue her husband's work. In 378:
was commemorated, and Catton published his Centennial History of the Civil War trilogy. Unlike his previous trilogy, these books emphasized not only military topics, but social, economic, and political topics as well. For the first volume,
200:, who accepted a teaching position in Benzonia Academy and later became the academy's headmaster. As a boy, Catton first heard the reminiscences of the aged veterans who had fought in the Civil War. In his memoir, 1545: 152:, featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses. His books were researched well and included footnotes. He won the 526:(1963), written with his son William, Catton recounted the 15 years prior to the war, as considered from the points of view of the two main politicians involved in the conflict: 259:
correspondent. Catton tried twice to complete his studies, but found himself repeatedly distracted by his newspaper work. Oberlin College awarded him an honorary degree in 1956.
506:(1960), Catton wrote the accompanying narrative to a book that included more than 800 paintings and period photographs (this book was republished without pictures in 2004 by 1944: 483:(1956) was an account of the war from the Union perspective. Upon its publication, it was widely considered the best single volume history of the Civil War, receiving a 1538: 1889: 1827: 1820: 1813: 1806: 1799: 1531: 654:
Bruce Catton died in a hospital near his summer home at Frankfort, Michigan, after a respiratory illness. He was buried in Benzonia Township Cemetery in
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On August 16, 1925, Catton married Hazel H. Cherry. During 1926, they had a son, William Bruce Catton, who taught history at Princeton University and at
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during 1984 initiated the biennial prize that honors an entire body of work. It is named for Bruce Catton, prizewinning historian and first editor of
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Of the many Civil War historians, Catton was arguably the most prolific and popular. Oliver Jensen, who succeeded him as editor of the magazine
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in Virginia from 1864 to the end of the war during 1865. It was his first commercially successful work and it won both the
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Since 1984, the Bruce Catton Prize was awarded for lifetime achievement in the writing of history. In cooperation with
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In addition to these three important trilogies, Catton wrote extensively about the Civil War throughout his career. In
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The Bruce Catton Collection is housed in the Archives of The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina.
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1956–1978 Catton received 26 honorary degrees from colleges and universities across the United States
894: 383:(1961), Catton discussed the causes of the war, culminating in its first major combat operation, the 252: 162: 32: 1299: 522:(1960), Catton offers a narrative that discussed the military and political aspects of the war. In 384: 339: 1328: 733: 669:, who noted that the author and historian "made us hear the sounds of battle and cherish peace." 630:
approach to writing about prominent Americans of the past, calling him "that ubiquitous clone of
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Note: These two volumes are sequels to historian Lloyd Lewis's posthumously published
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syndicate), for which he wrote editorials and book reviews, as well as serving as a
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without the pictures by Mariner Books in 2004 and with an introduction by author
531: 527: 472: 251:(1925). From 1926 to 1941, he worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association, a 241: 214: 149: 595:(1960), a long poem, was published in 1960. It was set to music by Alec Wilder. 318:(1951), the first volume, Catton recounted the army's formation, the command of 1751: 1711: 1647: 1639: 1554: 1022: 1011:
1959 Meritorious Service Award in the Field of Civil War History, presented by
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during World War I, Catton became a reporter and editor for the newspapers The
204:(1972), Catton explained how their stories made a lasting impression upon him: 1509: 498:(1958), Catton made the case that the American Civil War was one of the first 283:. His experiences as a federal employee prepared him to write his first book, 1843: 1579: 655: 507: 448: 362:. The three volumes were reissued in 1984 as a single volume reprint, titled 290:
In 1954, Catton accepted the position as founding editor of the new magazine
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In addition to Civil War histories, Catton published other books, including
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Bruce Catton: Notes about the famous historian and American Heritage editor
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In the early 1950s, Catton published three books known collectively as the
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The Bold & Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492–1815
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The Bold & Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492–1815
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Four Days: The Historical Record Of The Death Of President Kennedy
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Four Days: The Historical Record Of The Death Of President Kennedy
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Banners at Shenandoah: A Story of Sheridan's Fighting Cavalry
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Banners at Shenandoah: A Story of Sheridan's Fighting Cavalry
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magazine. The prize consisted of a certificate and $ 2,500.
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During 1977, the year before his death, Catton received the
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Bruce Catton's America: Selections from His Greatest Works
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The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War
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The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War
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The American Heritage Short History of the Civil War
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The American Heritage Short History of the Civil War
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Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
447:(1863) through the 1864 Virginia campaigns against 1442:Biographical sketch and list of articles by Catton 1045:"Bruce Catton - American Historian and Journalist" 615:Oliver Jensen, who succeeded Catton as editor of 443:(1969), Catton discussed Grant's career from the 399:(1965), the war continued through the battles of 1841: 1400:"The Citadel Archives, Catton, Bruce, 1899–1978" 1204:"Life could have been, should have been, better" 1077:. The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved March 19, 2012. 875: 1300:"Bruce Catton, Civil War Historian, Dies at 78" 823:. New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1964. 811:. New York: American Heritage Publishing, 1960. 461:U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition 791:. Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1958. 777:U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition 773:. New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Co., 1948. 542:, dominated by photographs and illustrations. 305: 1539: 927: 847:. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1976. 817:. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1960 467:(1955), Catton wrote for young people about 1890:United States Navy personnel of World War I 950:(Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1950.) 903:Centennial History of the Civil War trilogy 410: 1546: 1532: 1516: 1294: 1292: 1130: 1128: 1126: 1066: 1064: 1062: 942:. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. 936:. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1960. 779:. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1954. 350:(1953), Catton recounted the campaigns of 31: 1935:20th-century American non-fiction writers 1280: 1271: 1175: 1173: 1171: 1880:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients 1089: 1087: 1085: 1083: 1075:Past winners & finalists by category 981:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1955. 968:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1978. 923:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1965. 917:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1963. 911:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1961. 898:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1953. 890:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1952. 884:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1951. 841:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1974. 835:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1972. 785:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1956. 558:(1964), a 144-page collaboration of the 454: 1289: 1257:. New York: Random House. p. 709. 1123: 1059: 859:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1981 829:. New York: Doubleday and Company, 1970 815:Michigan's Past and the Nation's Future 346:. For his final volume of the trilogy, 275:, and later he had similar jobs in the 1842: 1349: 1343: 1201: 1168: 953: 612:literary skill and intimate concern." 16:U.S. historian, author, and journalist 1527: 1252: 1202:Schott, Webster (December 10, 1972). 1151: 1080: 688: 314:trilogy, a history of that army. For 209:believed and were brave enough to do. 1865:Historians of the American Civil War 1327:. Middlebury College. Archived from 1134: 1047:. EncyclopΓ¦dia Britannica, Inc. 2015 985: 695:American Heritage Publishing Company 224: 213:During 1916, Catton began attending 1900:People from Benzie County, Michigan 853:. New York: American Heritage, 1979 649: 370:Centennial History of the Civil War 13: 1915:20th-century American male writers 1885:Pulitzer Prize for History winners 1093: 993:National Book Award for Nonfiction 360:National Book Award for Nonfiction 158:National Book Award for Nonfiction 14: 1956: 1940:American male non-fiction writers 1925:20th-century American journalists 1435: 262: 1920:20th-century American historians 1778: 1350:Miller, John J. (June 3, 2009). 845:Michigan: A Bicentennial History 637: 603:In a review of Catton's memoir, 576:Michigan: A Bicentennial History 1406: 1392: 1376:. USGS Archives. Archived from 1366: 1317: 1255:United States: Essays 1952-1992 1246: 245:(1920–1924), and the Cleveland 239:(as a freelance reporter), the 229:After serving briefly with the 1905:People from Petoskey, Michigan 1850:American newspaper journalists 1221: 1195: 1110: 1037: 962:. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1963. 871:. Boston: New Word City, 2017. 865:. Boston: New Word City, 2017. 699:Society of American Historians 545: 1: 1181:"National Book Awards – 1954" 1118:Waiting for the Morning Train 1031: 1019:Presidential Medal of Freedom 833:Waiting for the Morning Train 764: 663:Presidential Medal of Freedom 605:Waiting for the Morning Train 572:Waiting for the Morning Train 568:John F. 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Catton Prize" 1159:Working with Bruce Catton 1007:A Stillness at Appomattox 997:A Stillness at Appomattox 895:A Stillness at Appomattox 708:The prize was awarded to 681:campfires of another age. 585: 491:of New York during 1957. 415:After the publication of 387:. For the second volume, 348:A Stillness at Appomattox 334:. For the second volume, 217:, but he quit because of 163:A Stillness at Appomattox 131: 123: 113: 105: 97: 89: 81: 64: 42: 30: 23: 1870:Historians from Michigan 1500:National Book Foundation 1495:Cleveland Public Library 928:Ulysses S. Grant trilogy 759: 626:criticized Catton for a 451:and the end of the war. 411:Ulysses S. Grant trilogy 395:. For the third volume, 385:First Battle of Bull Run 364:Bruce Catton's Civil War 340:Battle of Fredericksburg 734:Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. 429:Battle of Fort Donelson 374:From 1961 to 1965, the 37:Bruce Catton, c. 1960s. 1895:Oberlin College alumni 1458:, February/March 1979. 1098:. Cleveland Arts Prize 683: 303: 277:Department of Commerce 211: 170:and third book in his 1736:James MacGregor Burns 1680:Sumner Chilton Powell 1420:on September 29, 2011 1380:on September 14, 2012 1165:, February/March 1979 722:Henry Steele Commager 678: 489:Civil War Round Table 455:Other Civil War books 445:Battle of Chattanooga 298: 206: 160:in 1954 for his book 1704:William H. Goetzmann 1505:Cleveland Arts Prize 1414:"Bruce Catton Prize" 1352:"He Rewrote History" 1253:Vidal, Gore (1993). 1233:Cleveland Arts Prize 1137:"Golden Anniversary" 915:Terrible Swift Sword 783:This Hallowed Ground 754:David Herbert Donald 540:Battle of Gettysburg 481:This Hallowed Ground 425:Battle of Fort Henry 389:Terrible Swift Sword 344:Battle of Gettysburg 273:War Production Board 183:Charles Bruce Catton 142:Charles Bruce Catton 135:William Bruce Catton 46:Charles Bruce Catton 1744:Carl Neumann Degler 1483:Reynolds, Mark C. " 1139:. American Heritage 960:Two Roads to Sumter 954:With William Catton 940:Grant Takes Command 827:Prefaces to History 789:America Goes to War 524:Two Roads to Sumter 496:America Goes to War 441:Grant Takes Command 320:George B. McClellan 312:Army of the Potomac 193:. His father was a 172:Army of the Potomac 75:Frankfort, Michigan 1760:Daniel J. Boorstin 1664:Lawrence H. Gipson 1612:Richard Hofstadter 1588:George Dangerfield 1485:Golden Anniversary 1474:He Rewrote History 1461:Blight, David W. " 1304:The New York Times 1208:The New York Times 1135:Reynolds, Mark C. 921:Never Call Retreat 882:Mr. Lincoln's Army 803:James M. McPherson 738:Richard N. Current 730:John Hope Franklin 689:Bruce Catton Prize 644:Middlebury College 592:Names from the War 516:James M. McPherson 471:cavalry commander 437:Vicksburg Campaign 397:Never Call Retreat 393:Battle of Antietam 332:Battle of Antietam 324:Peninsula Campaign 316:Mr. Lincoln's Army 231:United States Navy 191:Benzonia, Michigan 187:Petoskey, Michigan 146:American Civil War 118:American Civil War 85:Journalist, author 58:Petoskey, Michigan 1837: 1836: 1489:American Heritage 1472:Miller, John J. " 1467:American Heritage 1456:American Heritage 1450:Jensen, Oliver. " 1446:American Heritage 1331:on March 19, 2012 1163:American Heritage 1157:Jensen, Oliver. " 986:Honors and awards 948:Captain Sam Grant 934:Grant Moves South 750:David Brion Davis 718:Richard B. 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Index

Bruce Catton, c. 1960s.
Petoskey, Michigan
Frankfort, Michigan
American Civil War
American Civil War
popular history
Pulitzer Prize for History
National Book Award for Nonfiction
A Stillness at Appomattox
Virginia
Petoskey, Michigan
Benzonia, Michigan
Congregationalist
minister
Oberlin College
World War I
United States Navy
Cleveland News
Boston American
The Plain Dealer
Scripps-Howard
Washington, D.C.
World War II
War Production Board
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
American Heritage
Army of the Potomac
George B. McClellan
Peninsula Campaign

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