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9 quotes by Bruce Catton

Charles Bruce Catton (October 9, 1899 – August 28, 1978) was an American historian and journalist, best known for his books on the American Civil War. Known as a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring colorful characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses. Although his books were well researched and supported by footnotes, they were not generally presented in a rigorous...
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And there is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is... →

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Our American heritage is greater than any one of us. It can express itself in very homely truths; in the end it can lift up our eyes beyond the glow... →

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Sooner or later you must move down an unknown road that leads beyond the range of the imagination, and the only certainty is that the trip has to be... →

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In this respect early youth is exactly like old age; it is a time of waiting for a big trip to an unknown destination. The chief difference is that... →

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Say this for big league baseball - it is beyond any question the greatest conversation piece ever invented in America.

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To learn to get along without, to realize that what the world is going to demand of us may be a good deal more important than what we are entitled to... →

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The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be... →

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Early youth is a baffling time.

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I think I was always subconsciously driven by an attempt to restate that faith and to show where it was properly grounded, how it grew out of what a... →

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