| Bruce Catton (1899–1978)Includes the names: Bruc Caton, bruce catto, Catton Bruce, Bruce Catton, Bruce Cattton, Bruce Cattoon, Ed. Bruce Catton, ed. Bruce Catton, Editor Bruce Catton, editor Bruce Catton ... (see complete list), Bruce Editor Catton, BRUCE ET AL- CATTON, Narrative Bruce Catton, Illustrated Bruce Catton, Senior Editor Bruce Catton, Bruce Catton - Senior Editor, Et. Al Edited By Bruce Catton, American Heritage; Senior Editor Bruce Catton | 13,696 (16,789) | 119 | 1,443 |  (4.14) | 31 | 0 | 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 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) — biography from A Stillness at Appomattox … (more) |
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Bruce Catton has 2 past events. (show) On This Day... Bruce Catton1865: General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the United States of America at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, thus bringing an end to the American Civil War.1875: Birthday of American journalist and author of the detective stories featurng the Thinking Machine (Professor Van Dusen), who perished on the HMS Titanic in 1912, Jacques Futrelle.1879: Birthday of American comic and movie actor, W.C.Fields.1898: Birthday of the great African-American college & professional athlete, lawyer, actor of stage and screen, and social activist, Paul Robeson.1927: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti sentenced to death for robbery of a shoe factory and the murder of two employees. It was felt they were convicted and executed because of their radical politics. (booksense)… (more) On This Day... Bruce Catton , A Stillness at Appomattox. 1865: General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate States of America surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the United States of America at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, thus bringing an end to the American Civil War.1875: Birthday of American journalist and author of the detective stories featurng the Thinking Machine (Professor Van Dusen), who perished on the HMS Titanic in 1912, Jacques Futrelle.1879: Birthday of American comic and movie actor, W.C.Fields.1898: Birthday of the great African-American college & professional athlete, lawyer, actor of stage and screen, and social activist, Paul Robeson.1927: Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti sentenced to death for robbery of a shoe factory and the murder of two employees. It was felt they were convicted and executed because of their radical politics. (booksense)… (more)
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