David McCullough
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born
July 07, 1933
gender
male
place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States
genre
History, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
about this author
David Gaub McCullough is an American historian and bestselling author. A two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, he is widely referred to as a "master of the art of narrative history." Among his most well-known books are The Path Between the Seas, Truman, John Adams, and his most recent volume, 1776 (a New York Times and Amazon bestseller). He is part of an emerging group of celebrity historians. He is also a familiar presence on public television — as the host of Smithsonian World and The American Experience, and as the narrator of many well-regarded, highly accessible, and facile documentaries.
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1776 by David McCullough avg rating 4.00 — 8,972 ratings — published 2005 14 editions |
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John Adams by David McCullough avg rating 4.33 — 8,050 ratings — published 2001 18 editions |
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Truman by David McCullough avg rating 4.30 — 2,070 ratings — published 1992 11 editions |
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life & the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt by David McCullough avg rating 3.99 — 844 ratings — published 1981 11 editions |
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough avg rating 4.13 — 603 ratings — published 1982 12 editions |
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The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough avg rating 3.99 — 577 ratings — published 1968 9 editions |
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough avg rating 4.08 — 554 ratings — published 1977 16 editions |
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Brave Companions by David McCullough avg rating 3.97 — 245 ratings — published 1991 5 editions |
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The Course of Human Events by David McCullough avg rating 4.30 — 53 ratings — published 2005 |
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2 Book Set: 1776 / John Adams by David McCullough avg rating 4.34 — 32 ratings — published 2005 |
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David McCullough on tour for book "Truman"
Author appearance, December 23, 2009 11:00PM
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1790: <B>United States Senate</B> formed a committee to consider a ...more
Author appearance, December 23, 2009 11:00PM
Centuries &amp; Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 W. Madison St., Forest Park, IL, The United States
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"Once upon a time in the dead of winter in the Dakota Territory, Theodore Roosevelt took off in a makeshift boat down the Little Missouri River in pursuit of a couple of thieves who had stolen his prized rowboat. After several days on the river, he caught up and got the draw on them with his trusty Winchester, at which point they surrendered. Then Roosevelt set off in a borrowed wagon to haul the thieves cross-country to justice. They headed across the snow-covered wastes of the Badlands to the railhead at Dickinson, and Roosevelt walked the whole way, the entire 40 miles. It was an astonishing feat, what might be called a defining moment in Roosevelt’s eventful life. But what makes it especially memorable is that during that time, he managed to read all of Anna Karenina. I often think if that when I hear people say they haven’t time to read."
— David McCullough
— David McCullough
"To me, history ought to be a source of pleasure. It isn't just part of our civic responsibility. To me, it's an enlargement of the experience of being alive, just the way literature or art or music is."
— David McCullough
— David McCullough
"Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love."
— David McCullough
— David McCullough
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