This Hallowed Ground
A History of the Civil War
Published on 10. August 2011
576 pages
978-0-307-94748-2 (ISBN)
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The classic one-volume history of the American Civil War simultaneously captures the dramatic scope and intimate experience of that epic struggle, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Bruce Catton.
Covering events from the prelude of the conflict to the death of Lincoln, Catton blends a gripping narrative with deep, yet unassuming, scholarship to bring the war alive on the page in an almost novelistic way. It is this gift for narrative that led contemporary critics to compare this book to War and Peace, and call it a "modern Iliad." Now over fifty years old, This Hallowed Ground remains one of the best-loved and admired general Civil War books: a perfect introduction to readers beginning their exploration of the conflict, as well as a thrilling analysis and reimagining of its events for experienced students of the war.
Includes maps.
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BRUCE CATTON was born in Petoskey, Michigan, in 1899. A United States journalist and writer, Catton was one of America's most popular Civil War historians. He worked as a newspaperman in Boston, Cleveland, and Washington, and also held a position at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1948. Catton's best-selling book, A Stillness at Appomattox, earned him a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award in 1954. Before his death in 1978, Catton wrote a total of ten books detailing the Civil War.
Content
- Intro
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter One: The Hurricane Comes Later
- 1. Sowing the Wind
- 2. Where They Were Bound to Go
- 3. Light over the Marshes
- Chapter Two: Not to be Ended Quickly
- 1. Men Who Could Be Led
- 2. In Time of Revolution
- 3. The Important First Trick
- 4. The Rising Shadows
- Chapter Three: Men Who Shaped the War
- 1. The Romantics to the Rescue
- 2. Trail of the Pathfinder
- 3. He Must Be Willing to Fight
- Chapter Four: To March to Terrible Music
- 1. Sambo Was Not Sambo
- 2. War along the Border
- 3. Come On, You Volunteers!
- 4. To the Deep South
- Chapter Five: A Long War Ahead
- 1. Hardtack in an Empty Hand
- 2. Springtime of Promise
- 3. Invitation to General Lee
- 4. Delusion and Defeat
- Chapter Six: Turning Point
- 1. Kill, Confiscate or Destroy
- 2. Cheers in the Starlight
- 3. High-Water Mark
- Chapter Seven: I See no End
- 1. The Best There Was in the Ranch
- 2. There Was No Patience
- 3. Thin Moon and Cold Mist
- 4. Down the River
- Chapter Eight: Swing of the Pendulum
- 1. The Hour of Darkness
- 2. Stalemate in the Swamps
- 3. The Face of the Enemy
- 4. End of a Campaign
- Chapter Nine: The Trees and the River
- 1. Final Miscalculation
- 2 Moment of Truth
- 3. Unvexed to the Sea
- Chapter Ten: Last of the Might-Have-Beens
- 1. Pursuit in Tennessee
- 2. Ghoul-Haunted Woodland
- 3. The Pride of Soldiers
- 4. A Half Dozen Roasted Acorns
- Chapter Eleven: And Keep Moving On
- 1. Year of Jubilo
- 2. Vote of Confidence
- 3. The Great Decision
- 4. A Question of Time
- Chapter Twelve: We Will Not Cease
- 1. That Bright Particular Star
- 2. Wind across the Sky
- 3. The Grapes of Wrath
- 4. The Enemy Will Be Attacked
- Chapter Thirteen: Twilight and Victory
- 1. Reap the Whirlwind
- 2. The Fire and the Night
- 3. Telegram in Cipher
- 4. Candlelight
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography
- List of Maps
