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Bruce Catton

Bruce Catton was born in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1899. A United States journalist and writer, Catton was one of America’s most popular Civil War historians. He worked as a newspaperman in Boston, Cleveland, and Washington, and also held a position at the US Department of Commerce in 1948. Catton’s bestselling book, A Stillness at Appomattox, earned him a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1954. Before his death in 1978, Catton wrote a total of 10 books detailing the Civil War.
Last Days of the Civil War
Never Call Retreat
Terrible Swift Sword
Coming Fury, Volume 1
Reflections on the Civil War
Gettysburg: The Final Fury
Waiting For The Morning Train
This Hallowed Ground
A Stillness at Appomattox

Books

Last Days of the Civil War
Never Call Retreat
Terrible Swift Sword
Coming Fury, Volume 1
Reflections on the Civil War
Gettysburg: The Final Fury
Waiting For The Morning Train
This Hallowed Ground
A Stillness at Appomattox

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