David McCullough

Né en 1933 davidmccullough.com

Histoire

David McCullough was a renowned American historian and author known for his meticulously researched and engagingly written historical narratives.
He won numerous prestigious awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes and two National Book Awards.
McCullough's works covered a wide range of American history topics, from biographies of presidents to explorations of significant events and achievements.
His writing style was praised for making history accessible and captivating to general readers.
McCullough's contributions to historical literature and public understanding of American history earned him widespread recognition and honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Livres de David McCullough

John Adams

par David McCullough • 2001

Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.

4.09

300 000+

👔 Founding Fathers 🇺🇸 Presidential Biography ⚔️ Revolutionary War Era

John Adams

Washington led the army, Jefferson wrote the words. Adams did the work that saved them both.

par David McCullough 2001 751 pages

4.09

300 000+ évaluations

👔 Founding Fathers 🇺🇸 Presidential Biography ⚔️ Revolutionary War Era

1776

par David McCullough • 2005

How a year of defeats and desertions almost ended the American Revolution before it began.

4.10

200 000+

🦅 American Revolution ⚔️ Military History 🏰 18th Century Warfare

1776

How a year of defeats and desertions almost ended the American Revolution before it began.

par David McCullough 2005 386 pages

4.10

200 000+ évaluations

🦅 American Revolution ⚔️ Military History 🏰 18th Century Warfare

The Wright Brothers

par David McCullough • 2015

No college, no funding, a bicycle shop: two brothers who beat the world to powered flight.

4.18

99 000+

🛩️ Aviation History 🛠️ Inventor Biographies 👥 Brother Partnerships

The Wright Brothers

No college, no funding, a bicycle shop: two brothers who beat the world to powered flight.

par David McCullough 2015 320 pages

4.18

99 000+ évaluations

🛩️ Aviation History 🛠️ Inventor Biographies 👥 Brother Partnerships

Truman by David McCullough

par David McCullough • 1992

A failed haberdasher from Missouri inherits the presidency, the atomic bomb, and the Cold War.

4.17

91 000+

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🥶 Cold War History 📖 Narrative History

Truman by David McCullough

A failed haberdasher from Missouri inherits the presidency, the atomic bomb, and the Cold War.

par David McCullough 1992

4.17

91 000+ évaluations

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🥶 Cold War History 📖 Narrative History

Mornings on Horseback

par David McCullough • 1981

A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.

4.10

35 000+

🏙️ Gilded Age New York 💪 Physical Resilience 🗳️ Reform Politics

Mornings on Horseback

A sickly rich boy remade his body, then lost his wife and mother on the same day.

par David McCullough 1981 445 pages

4.10

35 000+ évaluations

🏙️ Gilded Age New York 💪 Physical Resilience 🗳️ Reform Politics

The Pioneers

par David McCullough • 2019

Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.

3.82

28 000+

🇺🇸 Early American Republic 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🌄 Westward Expansion

The Pioneers

Before the Constitution, one land deal doubled the country and banned slavery in every future state.

par David McCullough 2019 330 pages

3.82

28 000+ évaluations

🇺🇸 Early American Republic 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🌄 Westward Expansion

The Johnstown Flood

par David McCullough • 1968

2,200 dead, a city erased in ten minutes. The dam's owners were never held accountable.

4.13

25 000+

🌊 Disaster History 🎩 Gilded Age ⚙️ Engineering Failures

The Johnstown Flood

2,200 dead, a city erased in ten minutes. The dam's owners were never held accountable.

par David McCullough 1968 302 pages

4.13

25 000+ évaluations

🌊 Disaster History 🎩 Gilded Age ⚙️ Engineering Failures

The Path Between the Seas

par David McCullough • 1977

Forty years, two nations, twenty-five thousand dead: the true cost of fifty miles of canal.

4.22

23 000+

🏗️ Engineering History 🇺🇸 American Imperialism 🦟 Tropical Medicine

The Path Between the Seas

Forty years, two nations, twenty-five thousand dead: the true cost of fifty miles of canal.

par David McCullough 1977 698 pages

4.22

23 000+ évaluations

🏗️ Engineering History 🇺🇸 American Imperialism 🦟 Tropical Medicine

The Greater Journey

par David McCullough • 2011

Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.

3.94

20 000+

🇺🇸 American Expatriates 🏛️ Grand Tour Tradition 🩺 19th Century Medicine

The Greater Journey

Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.

par David McCullough 2011 558 pages

3.94

20 000+ évaluations

🇺🇸 American Expatriates 🏛️ Grand Tour Tradition 🩺 19th Century Medicine

The Great Bridge

par David McCullough • 1972

The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.

4.26

18 000+

💰 Gilded Age History 🌉 Civil Engineering History 🏗️ Megaproject Narratives

The Great Bridge

The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.

par David McCullough 1972 608 pages

4.26

18 000+ évaluations

💰 Gilded Age History 🌉 Civil Engineering History 🏗️ Megaproject Narratives

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