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David G. McCullough!
David McCullough, “master of the art of narrative history,” is a two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom – the nation’s highest civilian award.
His latest book, 1776 – a New York Times bestseller – has been called a “classic,” and his acclaimed biography John Adams was a seven-part mini-series on HBO.
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Online McCullough Biography Generously detailed overview of McCullough’s life and career from Biography Resource Center, a library electronic resource.
Generously detailed overview of McCullough’s life and career from Biography Resource Center, a library electronic resource.
David McCullough’s Home Pageat publisher's Simon & Schuster's website Most comprehensive website on McCullough’s work. Links to interviews, speeches, awards, podcasts, videos and more. Charlie Rose ShowA Conversation with Author David McCullough Filmed in March 2008, this interview covers 40 years of McCullough’s career, from The Johnstown Flood (1968) to the HBO mini-series based on his book John Adams (2008). (Video 55 mins.) Katie Couric Interview1776: The Year America Was Born Katie Couric interviews McCullough about 1776, his book on the year that defined America. (Video 6 mins.) The interview is immediately followed by a clip from the HBO mini-series “John Adams.” (Video 1 min.) The Writer MagazineDavid McCullough on the Art of Biography McCullough considers himself a writer, not a historian, as he says in this 2001 interview. Read about his writing process and advice for writers.
Most comprehensive website on McCullough’s work. Links to interviews, speeches, awards, podcasts, videos and more.
Filmed in March 2008, this interview covers 40 years of McCullough’s career, from The Johnstown Flood (1968) to the HBO mini-series based on his book John Adams (2008). (Video 55 mins.)
Katie Couric interviews McCullough about 1776, his book on the year that defined America. (Video 6 mins.) The interview is immediately followed by a clip from the HBO mini-series “John Adams.” (Video 1 min.)
McCullough considers himself a writer, not a historian, as he says in this 2001 interview. Read about his writing process and advice for writers.
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2005 Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost— Washington, who had never before led an army in battle.Also in Cassette Book, CD Book, Large Print, eAudioBook, Playaway
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost— Washington, who had never before led an army in battle.Also in Cassette Book, CD Book, Large Print, eAudioBook, Playaway
An epic biography of the adventurous life journey of the brilliant, irascible patriot John Adams, who became the second President of the United States.Also in Cassette Book abridged- 6 tapes, unabridged- 21 tapes,CD Book, Large Print
The story of an extraordinary family, a vanished way of life, and the unique child who became Theodore Roosevelt. This spans seventeen years— from 1869 when little "Teedie" is ten, to 1886, when he returns from the west a "real life cowboy" to puck up the pieces of a shattered life and begin anew, a grown man, whole in body and spirit. Classic edition, with new introduction by the author.Also in Original 1981 Book, CD Book (abridged)
McCullough gives the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time— the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, with a new introduction by the author.Also in Original 1972 Book, eAudioBook
At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families striving for a piece of the nation's burgeoning industrial prosperity. In the mountains above Johnstown, an old earth dam had been hastily rebuilt to create a lake for an exclusive summer resort patronized by the tycoons of that same industrial prosperity, among them Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. Despite repeated warnings of possible danger, nothing was done about the dam. Then came May 31, 1889, when the dam burst, sending a wall of water thundering down the mountain, smashing through Johnstown, and killing more than 2,000 people. It was a tragedy that became a national scandal.Also in Cassette Book, CD Book, eAudioBook
After Panama's tropical diseases and torrential rains kill thousands and stifle progress, the French and their Suez Canal champion Ferdinand de Lesseps flee the isthmus in defeat. Soon John Stevens— tenacious Great Northern Railroad builder— jumpstarts U.S. efforts. Making the conquest of malaria and yellow fever his first priority, Stevens helps Dr. William Gorgas eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes. To remove dirt faster than mudslides can refill the excavation, Stephens strengthens and redesigns Panama's railroad system. But how can Yankee ingenuity and dogged determination possibly move mountains?Also in eAudioBook
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