He subsequently worked for the Newspaper Enterprise Service (1926–41) and for the U.S. While he was employed as a reporter for the Boston American, the Cleveland News, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer (1920–26), Catton continued his lifelong study of the Civil War period. His education at Oberlin College, Ohio, was interrupted by two years of naval service in World War I and was subsequently abandoned for a career in journalism. Bruce Catton, in full Charles Bruce Catton, (born October 9, 1899, Petoskey, Michigan, U.S.-died August 28, 1978, Frankfort, Michigan), American journalist and historian noted for his books on the American Civil War.Īs a child living in a small town in Michigan, Catton was stimulated by the reminiscences of the Civil War that he heard from local veterans.
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