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]
Burchard served on convoys in the North Atlantic during World War II. During this time, his drawings were published by Yank magazine. [1]
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:
Burchard became a Guggenheim Fellow in 1966. [1]