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George R. Stewart

American historian, toponymist, and novelist (1895-1980) · United States · Writers · Died at 85

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George Rippey Stewart Jr. was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book Pickett's Charge, a detailed history of the final attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, was termed "essential for an understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg".

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Awards

The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism1969
International Fantasy Award for Best Fiction1951

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George Rippey Stewart Jr. was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book Pickett's Charge, a detailed history of the final attack at the Battle of Gettysburg, was termed "essential for an understanding of the Battle of Gettysburg". His 1949 post-apocalyptic novel Earth Abides won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951.

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Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1980 · aged 85

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