In Grant Moves South (1960), Catton discussed the increasing experience of Grant as a military commander, from victories at the Battle of Fort Henry and the Battle of Fort Donelson, to the Battle of Shiloh and the Vicksburg Campaign. Master of Arts, University Maryland., 1952; For his final volume of the trilogy, A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), Catton recounted the campaigns of Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia from 1864 to the end of the war during 1865. He won a Pulitzer Prize during 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox,[2] his study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia.[3]. correspondent. The prize was awarded to Dumas Malone (1984), C. Vann Woodward (1986), Richard B. Morris (1988), Henry Steele Commager (1990), Edmund S. Morgan (1992), John Hope Franklin (1994), Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. (1996), Richard N. Current (1998), Bernard Bailyn (2000), Gerda Lerner (2002), David Brion Davis (2004), and David Herbert Donald (2006).[16]. Charles Bruce Catton, who lived from 1899 –1978, was an American historian and journalists. Son of Bruce and Hazel (Cherry) Catton. associate professor of history, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1964-1968; Two Roads to Sumter [Catton, William, Catton, Bruce] on Amazon.com.au. Married F. Lynn Casman, 1978. The story continued through 1862, ending with McClellan's dismissal after the Battle of Antietam. By showing how these two major figures--both Kentucky-born--developed divergent attitudes, the Cattons simultaneously reveal why the North and South became increasingly isolated from each other during the 1850s, and why war became inevitable. [11][13] He was buried in Benzonia Township Cemetery in Benzie County, Michigan. 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As a boy, Catton first heard the reminiscences of the aged veterans who had fought in the Civil War. Using the early lives and careers of Abraham Lincoln an...). Catton, William Bruce was born on March 21, 1926 in Cleveland. William Robert Catton, Jr., who lived from 1926 – 2015, was an American sociologist. For the third volume, Never Call Retreat (1965), the war continued through the battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg, and the bloody struggles of 1864 and 1865 before the final surrender. Past winners include William Carlos Williams, Bruce Catton, Theodore Roethke, Katherine Anne Porter, Edward Seidensticker, Flannery O’Connor, Lewis Thomas, and Madeleine L’Engle. Ken Burns's television documentary The Civil War was based partly on Bruce Catton's books, and resulted in a revival of interest in his histories. instructor, Princeton, 1958-1961; William Bruce Catton Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, known best for his books concerning the American Civil War . Charles Bruce Catton was born in Petoskey, Michigan, to George R. and Adela M. (Patten) Catton, and raised in Benzonia, Michigan. William Bruce Catton has been listed as a noteworthy historian, emeritus educator by Marquis Who's Who. [1] Known as a narrative historian, Catton … "The Bold And Magnificent Dream" is Catton stepping back from his bailiwick to … 1 child, David Bruce. In U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition (1954), Catton writes what many consider one of the best short biographies of the general. It is named for Bruce Catton, prizewinning historian and first editor of American Heritage magazine. This book is the final installment of Bruce Catton's Centennial History of the Civil War trilogy. Catton, William Bruce was born on March 21, 1926 in Cleveland. Catton wrote in his memoir, Waiting for the Morning Train(1972), that their stories made a lasting impression upon him, giving: Catton attended Oberlin Colle… For the second volume, Terrible Swift Sword (1963), he discussed both sides as they mobilize for a massive war effort. Two Roads to Sumter From 1926 to 1941, he worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Association, a Scripps-Howard syndicate), for which he wrote editorials and book reviews, as well as serving as a Washington, D.C. instructor, U. During 1941, he accepted a position as Director of Information for the War Production Board, and later he had similar jobs in the Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior. Bruce Catton, a Yankee-born prolific writer on the Civil War whose anthology "A Stillness At Appomattox" won him a Pulitzer Prize, died Monday at 78, hospital officials said. professor emeritus, Middlebury (Vermont) College, since 1984. Examines the ideological, economic, & social forces that led to the establishment of European colonies on the N. Amer. (The story of America, from Columbus & the Colonial Age th...). His experiences as a federal employee prepared him to write his first book, The War Lords Of Washington, during 1948. In America Goes to War (1958), Catton made the case that the American Civil War was one of the first total wars. In Grant Takes Command (1969), Catton discussed Grant's career from the Battle of Chattanooga (1863) through the 1864 Virginia campaigns against Robert E. Lee and the end of the war. Served with Army of the United States, 1945-1946. 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 believed and were brave enough to do.[4]. Several former colleagues contributed to an appreciation in American Heritage that winter. emeritus educator. In addition to these three important trilogies, Catton wrote extensively about the Civil War throughout his career. For the second volume, Glory Road (1952), Catton recounted the army's history with new commanding generals, from the Battle of Fredericksburg to the Battle of Gettysburg. [3] Catton tried twice to complete his studies, but found himself repeatedly distracted by his newspaper work. [14], During 1977, the year before his death, Catton received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's greatest civilian honor, from President Gerald R. Ford, who noted that the author and historian "made us hear the sounds of battle and cherish peace.". [7] The three volumes were later (1988) reissued as a single volume reprint titled, Bruce Catton's Civil War. In The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War (1960), Catton wrote the accompanying narrative to a book that included more than 800 paintings and period photographs. William Bruce Catton was born on March 21, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio. Maryland., 1955-1958; In 1954, Catton accepted the position as founding editor of the new magazine American Heritage. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1842122908/?tag=prabook0b-20, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0075550369/?tag=prabook0b-20, (The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years,...), The Bold and Magnificent Dream: America's Founding Years, 1492-1815, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000RJQTKY/?tag=prabook0b-20, historian Once logged in, you can add biography in the database, historian Winners of the … William R. Catton, Jr.-- one of the most significant and influential ecological thinkers of the past century -- died last month, just shy of his 89th birthday.Catton was an inspiration to a host of … Two Roads to Sumter: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and the March to the Civil War by William Catton, Bruce Catton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at … Leads us through the debates between the followers of Hamilton & Jefferson -- a political & spiritual conflict that would always shape the American experience. Oliver Jensen, who succeeded him as editor of the magazine American Heritage, wrote: No one ever wrote American history with more easy grace, beauty and emotional power, or greater understanding of its meaning, than Bruce Catton. assistant professor, Princeton, 1961-1964; The prize consisted of a certificate and $2,500. Hardcover Oct 1978. 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