The Resource A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
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- Summary
- Undoubtedly Catton's most brilliant books, A Stillness at Appomattox won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. Caton recounts the most spectacular conflicts between Grant and Lee and details the end of hope for the Confederacy
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 438 p.
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1962. (The Army of the Potomac ; v. 3)
- Contents
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- 1: Glory is out of date
- A boy named Martin
- Turkey at a shooting match
- From a mountain top
- 2: Roads leading south
- Where the dogwood blossomed
- Shadow in the night
- All their yesterdays
- Surpassing all former experiences
- 3: One more river to cross
- The cripples who could not run
- Judgment trump of the almighty
- Secondhand clothes
- Lie down, you damn fools
- 4: White iron on the anvil
- Changing the guard
- I know star-rise
- Like the noise of great thunders
- 5: Away, you rolling river
- Special train for Monocacy Junction
- To peel this land
- On the upgrade
- No more doubt
- 6: Endless road ahead
- Except by the sword
- Great light in the sky
- The soldiers saw daylight
- The enormous silence
- Isbn
- 9780385044516
- Label
- A stillness at Appomattox
- Title
- A stillness at Appomattox
- Statement of responsibility
- Bruce Catton
- Subject
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- American Civil War, 1861-1865
- Appomattox Campaign, 1865
- Appomattox Campaign, 1865
- History
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army of the Potomac
- United States, Army of the Potomac
- 1861-1865
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Undoubtedly Catton's most brilliant books, A Stillness at Appomattox won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. Caton recounts the most spectacular conflicts between Grant and Lee and details the end of hope for the Confederacy
- Awards note
- Pulitzer Prize, History, 1954.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- 1899-1978
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Catton, Bruce
- Dewey number
- 973.7/41
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E470.2
- LC item number
- .C39 1990
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- American Civil War
- Appomattox Campaign
- United States
- United States
- Appomattox Campaign, 1865
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- United States
- Label
- A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
- Link
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1962. (The Army of the Potomac ; v. 3)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-429) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
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- txt
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- Contents
- 1: Glory is out of date -- A boy named Martin -- Turkey at a shooting match -- From a mountain top -- 2: Roads leading south -- Where the dogwood blossomed -- Shadow in the night -- All their yesterdays -- Surpassing all former experiences -- 3: One more river to cross -- The cripples who could not run -- Judgment trump of the almighty -- Secondhand clothes -- Lie down, you damn fools -- 4: White iron on the anvil -- Changing the guard -- I know star-rise -- Like the noise of great thunders -- 5: Away, you rolling river -- Special train for Monocacy Junction -- To peel this land -- On the upgrade -- No more doubt -- 6: Endless road ahead -- Except by the sword -- Great light in the sky -- The soldiers saw daylight -- The enormous silence
- Control code
- ocm21333484
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 438 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385044516
- Lccn
- 90000454
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780385044516
- (OCoLC)21333484
- Label
- A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
- Link
- Note
- Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1962. (The Army of the Potomac ; v. 3)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-429) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1: Glory is out of date -- A boy named Martin -- Turkey at a shooting match -- From a mountain top -- 2: Roads leading south -- Where the dogwood blossomed -- Shadow in the night -- All their yesterdays -- Surpassing all former experiences -- 3: One more river to cross -- The cripples who could not run -- Judgment trump of the almighty -- Secondhand clothes -- Lie down, you damn fools -- 4: White iron on the anvil -- Changing the guard -- I know star-rise -- Like the noise of great thunders -- 5: Away, you rolling river -- Special train for Monocacy Junction -- To peel this land -- On the upgrade -- No more doubt -- 6: Endless road ahead -- Except by the sword -- Great light in the sky -- The soldiers saw daylight -- The enormous silence
- Control code
- ocm21333484
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
- Extent
- 438 p.
- Isbn
- 9780385044516
- Lccn
- 90000454
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780385044516
- (OCoLC)21333484
Subject
- American Civil War, 1861-1865
- Appomattox Campaign, 1865
- Appomattox Campaign, 1865
- History
- Military campaigns
- Regimental histories
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army of the Potomac
- United States, Army of the Potomac
- 1861-1865
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