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A Stillness at Appomattox: The Army of the Potomac Trilogy (Army of the Potomac,
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A Stillness at Appomattox: The Army of the Potomac Trilogy (Army of the Potomac, Vol 3) Trade paperback - 1990

by 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.

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Anchor, August 1990. Trade Paperback. Very Good - Cash. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
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  • Title A Stillness at Appomattox: The Army of the Potomac Trilogy (Army of the Potomac, Vol 3)
  • Author Bruce Catton
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition Used - Very Good - Cash
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date August 1990
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 781492
  • ISBN 9780385044516 / 0385044518
  • Weight 0.77 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.03 x 5.3 x 0.99 in (20.40 x 13.46 x 2.51 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, United States - History - Civil War,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90000454
  • Dewey Decimal Code 973.741

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About this book

An historical account of the final year of the Civil War and the surrender at Appomattox.

From the jacket flap

When first published in 1953, Bruce Catton, our foremost Civil War historian was awarded both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for excellence in nonfiction. This final volume of "The Army of the Potomac trilogy relates the final year of the Civil War.

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  • New York Review of Books, 11/06/2003, Page 55

About the author

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.

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