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A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton

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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
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Publication
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
  • 1: Glory is out of date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
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9780385044516
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A stillness at Appomattox
Title
A stillness at Appomattox
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Bruce Catton
Creator
Subject
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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
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Awards note
Pulitzer Prize, History, 1954.
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DLC
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1899-1978
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Catton, Bruce
Dewey number
973.7/41
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maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E470.2
LC item number
.C39 1990
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
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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
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A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
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Publication
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
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nc
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text
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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
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
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  • (Sirsi) i9780385044516
  • (OCoLC)21333484
Label
A stillness at Appomattox, Bruce Catton
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Publication
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

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