David McCullough

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Istorija

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.

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John Adams

parašė 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 📜 Diplomatic History 📖 Narrative History

John Adams

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

parašė David McCullough 2001 751 puslapiai

4.09

300 000+ įvertinimai

👔 Founding Fathers 🇺🇸 Presidential Biography ⚔️ Revolutionary War Era 📜 Diplomatic History 📖 Narrative History

1776

parašė 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 📖 Narrative History 📚 Popular History

1776

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

parašė David McCullough 2005 386 puslapiai

4.10

200 000+ įvertinimai

🦅 American Revolution ⚔️ Military History 🏰 18th Century Warfare 📖 Narrative History 📚 Popular History

The Wright Brothers

parašė 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 🏛️ Early 1900s America 🔧 Self-Taught Engineers

The Wright Brothers

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

parašė David McCullough 2015 320 puslapiai

4.18

99 000+ įvertinimai

🛩️ Aviation History 🛠️ Inventor Biographies 👥 Brother Partnerships 🏛️ Early 1900s America 🔧 Self-Taught Engineers

Truman by David McCullough

parašė 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 ⚔️ Wartime Leadership 🪑 Executive Leadership

Truman by David McCullough

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

parašė David McCullough 1992

4.17

91 000+ įvertinimai

🏛️ Presidential Biography 🥶 Cold War History 📖 Narrative History ⚔️ Wartime Leadership 🪑 Executive Leadership

Mornings on Horseback

parašė 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 🌅 Grief And Renewal 🌱 Progressive Era Roots

Mornings on Horseback

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

parašė David McCullough 1981 445 puslapiai

4.10

35 000+ įvertinimai

🏙️ Gilded Age New York 💪 Physical Resilience 🗳️ Reform Politics 🌅 Grief And Renewal 🌱 Progressive Era Roots

The Pioneers

parašė 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 🏛️ Nation Building 🏕️ Frontier Life

The Pioneers

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

parašė David McCullough 2019 330 puslapiai

3.82

28 000+ įvertinimai

🇺🇸 Early American Republic 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🌄 Westward Expansion 🏛️ Nation Building 🏕️ Frontier Life

The Johnstown Flood

parašė 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 🏭 Corporate Negligence 📖 Narrative History

The Johnstown Flood

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

parašė David McCullough 1968 302 puslapiai

4.13

25 000+ įvertinimai

🌊 Disaster History 🎩 Gilded Age ⚙️ Engineering Failures 🏭 Corporate Negligence 📖 Narrative History

The Path Between the Seas

parašė 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 📖 Narrative History 🌍 Geopolitical History

The Path Between the Seas

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

parašė David McCullough 1977 698 puslapiai

4.22

23 000+ įvertinimai

🏗️ Engineering History 🇺🇸 American Imperialism 🦟 Tropical Medicine 📖 Narrative History 🌍 Geopolitical History

The Greater Journey

parašė 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 🎨 Artistic Pilgrimage ⚔️ Franco Prussian War

The Greater Journey

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

parašė David McCullough 2011 558 puslapiai

3.94

20 000+ įvertinimai

🇺🇸 American Expatriates 🏛️ Grand Tour Tradition 🩺 19th Century Medicine 🎨 Artistic Pilgrimage ⚔️ Franco Prussian War

The Great Bridge

parašė 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 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Sagas 🗳️ Political Machines

The Great Bridge

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

parašė David McCullough 1972 608 puslapiai

4.26

18 000+ įvertinimai

💰 Gilded Age History 🌉 Civil Engineering History 🏗️ Megaproject Narratives 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Sagas 🗳️ Political Machines

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