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Uncommon card · History
Bruce Catton, an Uncommon card
Charles Bruce Catton was an American historian and journalist who wrote books concerning the American Civil War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Bruce Catton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bruce Catton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His books were well ______ and included footnotes.
Answer
researched. His books were well researched and included footnotes. From the Bruce Catton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ato Boldon. Ato Boldon 70 · Bruce Catton 66 · Don Walsh 63 · Diogo Cão 58 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- As a narrative historian, Catton specialized in popular history, featuring interesting characters and historical vignettes, in addition to the basic facts, dates, and analyses.
- His books were well researched and included footnotes.
- He won the Pulitzer Prize for History and the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1954 for his book A Stillness at Appomattox, a study of the final campaign of the war in Virginia and third book in his Army of the Potomac trilogy.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bruce Catton article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Bruce Catton
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- Ivan DornUncommon · Arts · ATK 65 DEF 48
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bruce Catton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Library of Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
