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Bruce Catton
Born
in Petoskey, Michigan, The United States
October 09, 1899
Died
August 28, 1978
Genre
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A Stillness at Appomattox
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1951
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109 editions
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Mr. Lincoln's Army
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published
1951
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78 editions
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The Coming Fury
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published
1961
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73 editions
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Grant Takes Command 1863-1865
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published
1969
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24 editions
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Glory Road
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published
1952
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65 editions
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Never Call Retreat
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published
1965
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56 editions
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Terrible Swift Sword
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published
1962
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44 editions
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The Civil War
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published
1960
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46 editions
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This Hallowed Ground: The Story of the Union Side of the Civil War
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published
1955
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36 editions
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Grant Moves South
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published
1960
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20 editions
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“A certain combination of incompetence and indifference can cause almost as much suffering as the most acute malevolence.”
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“In the 1860s the leaders of the cotton belt made one of the most prodigious miscalculations in recorded history. On the eve of the era of applied technologies, in which more and more work is done with fewer people and less effort, they made war to preserve the day of chattel slavery - the era of gang labor, with its reliance on the same use of human muscles that built the pyramids. The lost cause was lost before it started to fight. Inability to see what is going on in the world can be costly.”
― Waiting for the Morning Train
― Waiting for the Morning Train
“Bear in mind, now, that most of this work was done by men who had no intention whatever, when they enlisted, of making war to end slavery. Slavery was killed by the act of war itself. It was the one human institution on all the earth which could not possibly be defended by force of arms, because that force, once called into play, was bound to destroy it. The Union armies which ended slavery were led by men like Grant and Sherman, who had profound sympathies with the South and who had never in their lives shown the slightest sympathies with the abolitionists. But they were also men who believed in the one great, fearful fact about modern war--that when you get into it, the guiding rule is that you have to win it.”
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Polls
Ulysses S. Grant Poll
This poll will examine the choices for the Ulysses S. Grant reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin on October 4, 2010 and will continue for three months (October, November and December). This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the Ulysses S. Grant thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Grant books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if so- I have added both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Grant's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
This poll will examine the choices for the Ulysses S. Grant reading selection which will be the next President covered in the Presidential Series. The order for the Presidents selected was determined by the group membership.
This selection will begin on October 4, 2010 and will continue for three months (October, November and December). This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He has assumed the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be leading these book discussions.
We have added all of the books nominated on the Ulysses S. Grant thread and a few others. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the Grant books deal with only a certain period of his life, some may be multi-volume (if so- I have added both separately), some deal with other topics too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in Grant's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
Bentley
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
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| The Seasonal Read...: Civil War | 60 | 247 | Oct 11, 2009 11:42AM | |
| The History Book ...: 5. KILLER ANGELS (HF) ~ SECTIONS - 4. CHAMBERLAIN + 5. LONGSTREET - (122 - 142) (02/01/10 - 02/07/10) ~ No spoilers, please | 39 | 68 | Feb 08, 2010 04:49PM | |
| The History Book ...: GRANT TOC AND SYLLABUS | 27 | 66 | Oct 06, 2010 10:07AM | |
| Explore World War...: The Union | 6 | 12 | Feb 28, 2011 08:01AM | |
| Glens Falls (NY) ...: * What makes good writing, for YOU personally? | 55 | 12 | Mar 17, 2011 03:09PM | |
| The History Book ...: Military Series: BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM: THE CIVIL WAR ERA - BIBLIOGRAPHY ~ Spoiler Thread | 39 | 125 | Jul 24, 2012 07:48AM |
