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, with 49 library catalog records
- Works by Peter Burchard at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
