Bruce Catton

Here is a brief bio and some info about Catton's boyhood home, including a photograph. Why do you think such things as a writer's boyhood are sometimes commemorated in this way?

This is the entry on Catton from Encyclopedia.com. What did you find there that you could use in your writing on Catton? How reliable do you think the information is there? How can you tell?

An interesting way to see the scope of Catton's work is to browse through the list of his citations at the Library of Congress. What did you find there that you didn't know before your visit?

This page presents a view of Catton's historiography, his writing approach to history. The salient quote here is, "Whatever else it is, history ought to be a good yarn." What does that mean? Do you agree? Did you find your reading to be a "good yarn"?

Click here to hear a sample from The Coming Fury, part one of Catton's series The Centennial History of the Civil War. What did you find interesting about the reading? How is listening to a passage different from reading a passage? Which involves you more?

Interested in what other Catton enthusiasts have to say? Here's a Catton bulletin board for you to check out.

Here is the citation for his Pulitzer Prize, which he won in 1954 for A Stillness at Appomattox.

Would you like to see some of the events Catton has written about? This page has links to Civil War photographs that will bring the conflict to life.

Wondering where critics place Catton's work? Here is a list of the "Top Civil War Books" with numerous references to Catton.