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Peter Burchard (March 1, 1921 – July 3, 2004)[1] was an author, free-lance designer, and illustrator. He wrote the book One Gallant Rush (1965), about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-American unit in the Union Army. It was adapted for the 1989 film Glory, which won numerous awards.[1]

World War II

Burchard served on convoys in the North Atlantic during World War II. During this time, his drawings were published by Yank magazine.[1]

Books

Burchard primarily wrote children's books about slavery, abolitionism, and the American Civil War. He wrote 26 books and illustrated over 100.[1]

His book One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment, was the basis for the Oscar-winning 1989 film Glory.

His works include:

Adult

• One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment (1965/reprint 1990)

Juvenile

• Balloons: From Paper Bags to Skyhooks
• Jed
• North by Night
• Stranded
• Bimby
• Chito
• Pioneers of Flight
• Rat Hell
• Frederick Douglass
• Lincoln and Slavery
• Digger

Honors

Burchard became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1966.[1]

References

External links

• Peter Burchard at Library of Congress Authorities, with 49 catalog records

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