George R. Stewart

George Rippey Stewart
Stewart's books about U.S. highways were based on his cross-country drives of 1924, 1949 and 1950.
Born(1895-05-31)May 31, 1895
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 22, 1980(1980-08-22) (aged 85)
San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
Occupations
  • Historian
  • novelist
  • toponymist
  • professor
Academic background
Alma materPrinceton University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (MA)
Columbia University (PhD)

George Rippey Stewart Jr. (May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) 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".[2] His 1949 post-apocalyptic novel Earth Abides won the first International Fantasy Award in 1951.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SFE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Billings, Elden E.; Stewart, George R.; Stern, Philip Van Doren (1963–1964). "Rev. of George R. Steward, Pickett's Charge: A Microhistory of the Final Attack at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863". Military Affairs. 27 (4): 181–82. doi:10.2307/1985012. JSTOR 1985012.