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Also Known As Charles Bruce Catton
Born October 9, 1899 • Petoskey • Michigan
Died August 28, 1978 (aged 78) • Michigan
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (1954) • National Book Award (1954)
Subjects Of Study American Civil War

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