About Bruce Catton
He was born October 9, 1899 in Petoskey, Michigan to Adela M. (Patten) and George R. Catton, and he grew up in Benzonia, Michigan. Bruce’s dad was a Congregationalist minister, who accepted a teaching job in Benzonia Academy and later became the academy’s headmaster. Catton, as a boy, first heard the reminiscences of the aged veterans that had fought in the Civil War. Their stories gave a tone and a color not just to his village, he explained, but to the idea of life with which we grew up. Bruce believes that he was always subconsciously driven by this attempt to restate this faith and show where it was properly grounded, how it grew out of what so many young men on either side believed and felt and were brave enough to do. In 1916, he started attending Oberlin College, however he quit bec
Publication Order of Army of the Potomac Trilogy Books
3 books in seriesPublication Order
- A Stillness at Appomattox(1951)
- Glory Road(1952)
- Mr. Lincoln's Army(1962)
Publication Order of Grant Books
2 books in seriesPublication Order
- Grant Moves South(1960)
- Grant Takes Command 1863-1865(1969)
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
19 books in seriesPublication Order
- The War Lords Of Washington(1948)
- Banners at Shenandoah(1955)
- America Goes to War(1958)
- The Penguin Book of the American Civil War(1960)
- The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War(1960)
- The Civil War(1960)
- Gettysburg: The Final Fury(1963)
- Two Roads to Sumter(1963)
- A Short History of the Civil War(1976)
- Reflections on the Civil War(1981)
- Bruce Catton's Civil War(1984)
- Grant Moves South, 1861-1863(1990)
- Waiting For The Morning Train An American Boyhood(2013)
- Last Days of the Civil War: The Enormous Silence(2015)
- U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition(2015)
Publication Order of States and the Nation Books
2 books in seriesPublication Order
- Michigan(1976)
- New York(1981)
Publication Order of The Centennial History of the Civil War Books
3 books in seriesPublication Order
- The Coming Fury(1961)
- Terrible Swift Sword(1962)
- Never Call Retreat(1965)
Publication Order of Wordsworth Military Library Books
1 books in seriesPublication Order
- This Hallowed Ground(1955)
Publication Order of American Heritage History Books
4 books in seriesPublication Order
- The American Heritage New History of the Civil War(1960)
- The American Heritage: Short History Of The Civil War(1978)
- Bruce Catton's America: Selections From His Greatest Works(1979)
- American Heritage History of the Presidents Washington to Van Buren(2016)
Publication Order of Anthologies
3 books in seriesPublication Order
- Non-Fiction Writing, Vol IV(1960)
- Grant, Lee, Lincoln and the Radicals: Essays on Civil War Leadership(2001)
- 40 Model Essays(2005)
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Who is Bruce Catton?
Bruce Catton is a bestselling author known for 8 book series. Their work has captivated millions of readers worldwide with compelling characters and intricate plots.
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We recommend starting with Publication Order of Army of the Potomac Trilogy Books as it is one of the most popular and longest-running series by this author.
How many books has Bruce Catton written?
Bruce Catton has written over 37 books across 8 different series, making them one of the most prolific authors in their genre.