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Bruce Catton

Bruce Catton, American historian and author (died 1978)

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Born
October 9, 1899
Died
August 28, 1978
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1899

About Bruce Catton

Charles Bruce Catton was an American historian and journalist who wrote books concerning the American Civil War. As a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses. His books were well researched and included footnotes. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1954 for his book A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), a study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia and third book in his Army of the Potomac trilogy. As a boy, Catton first heard the reminiscences of the aged veterans who had fought in the Civil War. Oberlin College awarded him an honorary degree in 1956.

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Bruce Catton timeline

  1. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1954 for his book A Stillness at Appomattox (1953), a study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia and third book in his Army of the Potomac trilogy.
  2. Oberlin College awarded him an honorary degree in 1956.

The world when Bruce Catton was born

Bruce Catton was born in 1899. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlinePhilippine-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst magnetic recording of sound
  • World population~1.59B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population72.0M

1899 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bruce Catton's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18992026
Population72.0M341 million

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