Bruce Watson (writer) explained

Birth Name:Bruce Edward Watson
Birth Date:17 August 1953
Birth Place:Peoria, Illinois
Occupation:Writer
Genre:Nonfiction
Subject:American culture and history

Bruce Edward Watson (born August 17, 1953) is an American writer who specializes in American culture and history. He has written six books as well as feature articles, humorous essays, and book reviews for Smithsonian Magazine,[1] American Heritage,[2] and other publications. Watson publishes a blog called The Attic that highlights true stories "for a kinder, cooler America."[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Watson was born on August 17, 1953, in Peoria, Illinois, and grew up in Orange County, California. He studied creative writing at Pomona College from 1971 to 1973. He received a B.A. in journalism in 1976 from the University of California, Berkeley, an elementary education credential from California State University San Francisco in 1981, a M.Ed. in elementary education, specializing in math, science, and instructional technology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1990, and a M.A. in American history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1995. He has taught at Deerfield Academy, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Bard College, and Hampshire College.[6]

Since January 20, 2017, Watson has published a blog, The Attic. Watson conceived the site as a non-political response to the intensely partisan politics. “I was tired of all the anger,” he said. “It seemed like it was driving so much of the coverage and content in magazines and newspapers. At the same time, it felt like something was really being lost with our history. You have to know your country, know the past to move past all the anger.”[7]

Watson received The Bread and Roses Hall of Fame award in 2017.[8]

Works

!Title!Publisher!Date of Publication!Notes
The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made[9] [10] [11] [12] Viking2002
Bread and Roses

Mills, Migrants, and The Struggle for the American Dream[13]

Viking2005New York Public Library's 25 Books to Remember in 2005.[14]
Sacco and Vanzetti

The Men, The Murders, and The Judgment of Mankind[15] [16] [17]

Viking2007Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award nominee, True Fact/Crime category[18] The Washington Post, Top 10 Books of the Year
Freedom Summer

The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Viking2010The San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Books of the Year[26]
Jon Stewart

Beyond the Moments of Zen

New World City2012
Stephen Colbert

Beyond Truthiness

New World City2014
Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age[27] [28] Bloomsbury2016Los Angeles Times Book Prize nominee[29] [30]
Hearth and Soul: A History of the Jones Library at One Hundred[31] Levellers Press2019

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Articles by Bruce Watson . Smithsonian Magazine . January 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bruce Watson . American Heritage . December 18, 2019.
  3. Web site: Watson . Bruce . the attic . The Attic . December 12, 2019.
  4. News: Davis . Richie . Out of the attic come tales of our traditions . December 14, 2019 . Greenfield Recorder . October 17, 2017.
  5. News: Watson . Bruce . A columnist ahead of his time: Bruce Watson says goodbye to the Bulletin after 28 years . January 7, 2020 . Amherst Bulletin . December 10, 2017.
  6. Web site: Bruce Edward Watson. Academia.edu . January 7, 2020.
  7. News: Pfarrer . Steve . Stories Worth Revisiting . 13 April 2020 . Daily Hampshire Gazette . February 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: LaBella. Mike. A celebration of human rights at Bread & Roses Festival. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170905075432/http://www.eagletribune.com/news/merrimack_valley/a-celebration-of-human-rights-at-bread-roses-festival/article_393d4e0e-4774-5ff2-9f98-4f6cea6f97c1.html . 2017-09-05 . 2020-06-04. Eagle-Tribune. en.
  9. News: Moonan. Wendy. December 13, 2002. ANTIQUES; A Perfect Toy For a Nation Of Inventors. New York Times. December 14, 2019.
  10. News: Yardley. Jonathan. November 14, 2002. The Erector Set's Inventor, Working Hard at Play. The Washington Post. December 26, 2019.
  11. Web site: Adams. Susan. Boy Toy. December 26, 2019. Forbes.
  12. Web site: Coopee. Todd. The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made. December 28, 2019. Toy Tales.
  13. News: Dixler. Elsa. August 28, 2005. 'Bread and Roses': The Fruits of Labor. New York Times. December 14, 2019.
  14. Web site: 'Freedom Summer' due for release next month. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225202203/https://www.meridianstar.com/archives/freedom-summer-due-for-release-next-month/article_c3b82310-f2e9-5e76-a05d-e23b1cd0ffee.html . 2019-12-25 . 2020-06-04. Meridian Star. en.
  15. News: Grimes. William. August 15, 2007. Prejudice and Politics: Sacco, Vanzetti and Fear. New York Times. December 14, 2019.
  16. Web site: Bruce Watson presents new book on Sacco & Vanzetti at the Boston Public Library. December 25, 2019. Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society.
  17. Web site: Rehm. Diane. Bruce Watson: "Sacco & Vanzetti" (Viking). December 25, 2019. Diane Rehm.
  18. Web site: Mystery Writers of America Best Fact Crime. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122211148/http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-fact-crime/ . 2015-01-22 . June 2, 2020. The Edgars.
  19. Web site: FREEDOM SUMMER: The Savage Season that Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy. December 14, 2019. Kirkus Reviews.
  20. News: Garner. Dwight. July 18, 2010. Mississippi Invaded by Idealism. New York Times. December 14, 2019.
  21. Web site: Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy. December 14, 2019. Publishers Weekly.
  22. Web site: Wynn. Ron. Freedom Summer: Bruce Watson. December 14, 2019. BookPage.
  23. Web site: Lewis. David Levering. 'Freedom Summer,' by Bruce Watson. December 14, 2019. San Francisco Chronicle.
  24. News: May 16, 2010. 'Freedom Summer' due for release next month. The Meridian Star. December 25, 2019.
  25. Web site: Journey into Light. January 4, 2020. The Mountain Enterprise.
  26. News: December 19, 2010. Best of 2010 - 100 recommended books. Page FE2. The San Francisco Chronicle.
  27. Web site: Light: A Radiant History. December 14, 2019.
  28. News: Lightman. Alan. February 19, 2016. Mysteries of light through the ages. Washington Post. December 18, 2019.
  29. Web site: Festival of Books 2017. June 2, 2020. Los Angeles Times.
  30. News: February 22, 2017. Los Angeles Book Prize Finalists.... Los Angeles Times. June 2, 2020.
  31. Book: Watson, Bruce. Hearth and Soul: A History of the Jones Library at One Hundred. 2019. Levellers Press. 978-1-945473-87-6. en.

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