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Bruce Catton Books in Order

35 books are credited to Bruce Catton, published between 1948 and 2018; 12 of them appeared after Bruce Catton's death in 1978. The first book is The War Lords Of Washington (1948) and the newest is The Meaning of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Chicago Historical Society, April 12, 1961 (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
35
Published
1948–2018
Confirmed
1 of 35 titles
Pages on record
2,815 in 6 of 35 books
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Bruce Catton (9 October 1899 to 28 August 1978) was an American journalist and historian of the American Civil War. Catton wrote narrative popular history, pairing facts, dates and analysis with vivid figures and vignettes, backed by research and footnotes. A Stillness at Appomattox, a study of the war's final Virginia campaign and the third volume of the Army of the Potomac trilogy, won both the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1954. The catalogue lists 35 Catton books from The War Lords Of Washington (1948), including Glory Road (1952), This Hallowed Ground (1955) and Grant Moves South (1960). Subjects include campaigns and Abraham Lincoln.

How many Bruce Catton books are there?

Bruce Catton has 35 books, released between 1948 and 2018. 12 of them were published after Bruce Catton's death in 1978. They include 2 series and 19 titles listed outside any series.

Bruce Catton Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 35 Bruce Catton books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Banners at Shenandoah by Bruce Catton (1955)
  2. Cover of The American Heritage New History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton, book 2 of the American Heritage History series
  3. Cover of The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War by Bruce Catton (1960)
  4. Cover of Two Roads to Sumter by Bruce Catton (1963)
  5. Cover of The American Heritage: Short History Of The Civil War by Bruce Catton (1978)
  6. Cover of The Bold and Magnificent Dream by Bruce Catton (1978)
  7. Cover of Bruce Catton's Civil War by Bruce Catton (1984)
  1. 1
    The War Lords Of Washington1948 · confirmed 2/4
    1948–
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  2. 2
    A Stillness at AppomattoxArmy of the Potomac Trilogy #11951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  3. 3
    Glory RoadArmy of the Potomac Trilogy #21952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  4. 4
    Banners at Shenandoah1955 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955254
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  5. 5
    This Hallowed GroundWordsworth Military Library #41955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  6. 6
    America Goes to War1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  7. 7
    Grant Moves SouthGrant #11960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  8. 8
    The American Heritage New History of the Civil WarAmerican Heritage History #21960 · 630 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960630
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  9. 9
    The Penguin Book of the American Civil War1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  10. 10
    The American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War1960 · 630 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960630
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  11. 11
    The Civil War1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  12. 12
    The Coming FuryCentennial History of the Civil War #11961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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  13. 13
    Terrible Swift SwordCentennial History of the Civil War #21962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  14. 14
    Mr. Lincoln's ArmyArmy of the Potomac Trilogy #31962 · confirmed 2/4
    1962–
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  15. 15
    Gettysburg: The Final Fury1963 · confirmed 2/4
    1963–
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  16. 16
    Two Roads to Sumter1963 · 285 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963285
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  17. 17
    Never Call RetreatCentennial History of the Civil War #31965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  18. 18
    Grant Takes Command 1863-1865Grant #21969 · confirmed 2/4
    1969–
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  19. 19
    Waiting for the Morning TrainGreat Lakes #41972 · confirmed 3/4
    1972–
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  20. 20
    MichiganStates and the Nation #21976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  21. 21
    A Short History of the Civil War1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  22. 22
    The American Heritage: Short History Of The Civil WarAmerican Heritage History #51978 · 286 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1978286
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  23. 23
    The Bold and Magnificent Dream1978 · confirmed 2/4
    1978–
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  24. 24
    Bruce Catton's America: Selections From His Greatest WorksAmerican Heritage History #61979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  25. 25
    New YorkStates and the Nation #101981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  26. 26
    Reflections on the Civil War1981 · confirmed 2/4
    1981–
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  27. 27
    Bruce Catton's Civil War1984 · 730 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984730
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  28. 28
    Grant Moves South, 1861-18631990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  29. 29
    Last Days of the Civil War: The Enormous Silence2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  30. 30
    U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  31. 31
    American Heritage History of the Presidents Washington to Van BurenAmerican Heritage History #162016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  32. 32
    Antietam2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  33. 33
    The Battle of Gettysburg2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  34. 34
    Shiloh2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  35. 35
    The Meaning of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Chicago Historical Society, April 12, 19612018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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Bruce Catton books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

American Heritage History in order

4 books
  1. 2. The American Heritage New History of the Civil War
  2. 5. The American Heritage: Short History Of The Civil War
  3. 6. Bruce Catton's America: Selections From His Greatest Works
  4. 16. American Heritage History of the Presidents Washington to Van Buren

Army of the Potomac Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Stillness at Appomattox
  2. 2. Glory Road
  3. 3. Mr. Lincoln's Army

Centennial History of the Civil War in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Coming Fury
  2. 2. Terrible Swift Sword
  3. 3. Never Call Retreat

Grant in order

2 books
  1. 1. Grant Moves South
  2. 2. Grant Takes Command 1863-1865

States and the Nation in order

2 books
  1. 2. Michigan
  2. 10. New York

Wordsworth Military Library in order

1 book
  1. 4. This Hallowed Ground

Great Lakes in order

1 book
  1. 4. Waiting for the Morning Train

Standalone books

19 books

19 Bruce Catton titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Bruce Catton books in order?

You only need to read Bruce Catton books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bruce Catton

Start with The War Lords Of Washington (1948), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Bruce Catton book?

The Meaning of the Civil War: An Address Delivered at the Chicago Historical Society, April 12, 1961 (2018) is the newest Bruce Catton book released so far.

Is there a new Bruce Catton book coming?

No next Bruce Catton book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Bruce Catton has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Bruce Catton. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Pulitzer Prize for History1954Won
  • National Book Award1954Won
  • National Book Award for Nonfiction1954Won

Bruce Catton at a glance

Died
Bruce Catton died in 1978, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Bruce Catton are still being published after Bruce Catton's death in 1978; the newest appeared in 2018.
Release pace
Bruce Catton books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
2,815 pages across the 6 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 458 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bruce Catton books, 12 of 35, were published in the 1960s.

What the Bruce Catton books are about

7 of the 35 Bruce Catton books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.