David McCullough (1933–2022)
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David McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 7, 1933. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Yale University in 1955. After graduation, he moved to New York City and worked as a trainee at Sports Illustrated. He later worked as a writer and editor for the United näytä lisää States Information Agency, in Washington, D.C., including a position at American Heritage. His first book, The Johnstown Flood, was published in 1968. His other books include 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, and The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris. He received the Pulitzer Prize twice for Truman and John Adams and the National Book Award twice for The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal and Mornings on Horseback. He also won two Francis Parkman Prizes, the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and New York Public Library's Literary Lion Award. Two of his books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted into a television movie and mini-series, respectively, by HBO. In December 2006, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2015 with his book The Wright Brothers, and in 2017 with The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For. (Bowker Author Biography) David McCullough is a writer, historian, lecturer, & teacher. He has received the Pulitzer Prize for "Truman", as well as the Francis Parkman Prize, & the "Los Angeles Times" Book Award. He is also a two-time winner of the National Book Award, for history & for biography. He lives in Massachusetts. (Publisher Provided) näytä vähemmän
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became… (1981) 2,827 kappaletta
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (2019) 1,882 kappaletta
David McCullough American History : John Adams; 1776; Truman; the Course of Human Events (2011) 16 kappaletta
David McCullough Library E-book Box Set: 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, John Adams, The Johnstown Flood,… (2011) 15 kappaletta
Ken Burns' America Collection (Brooklyn Bridge/The Statue of Liberty/Empire of the Air/The Congress/Thomas Hart… (1996) — Kertoja — 14 kappaletta
David McCullough: The Presidential Biographies: John Adams, Mornings on Horseback, and Truman (1982) 11 kappaletta
American History 8 kappaletta
Great Moments in History: 1776 / The Johnstown Flood / Path Between the Seas / The Great Bridge / The Course of Human… (2011) 8 kappaletta
Why history? : remarks by David McCullough in acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished… 4 kappaletta
John Adams: Part 1: Join or Die [2008 TV series] — Writer — 3 kappaletta
Faces 2 kappaletta
Timeless Leadership 1 kappale
The Brooklyn Bridge 1 kappale
The Lessons of History 1 kappale
The Autobiography of an Execution 1 kappale
Short Stories 1 kappale
John Adams, Volume 2 (Unabridged) 1 kappale
Great Bridge: Volume Two 1 kappale
John Adams, Volume 1 (Unabridged) 1 kappale
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What If? The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (1999) — Avustaja — 1,760 kappaletta
What Ifs? of American History : Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (2003) — Avustaja — 501 kappaletta
A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage (1985) — Avustaja — 463 kappaletta
Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas (1997) — Avustaja — 429 kappaletta
Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians (1999) — Esipuhe — 109 kappaletta
Wendell Minor: Art for the Written Word: Twenty-Five Years of Book Cover Art (1995) — Johdanto — 40 kappaletta
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 1992 (1992) — Author "Truman Fires MacArthur" — 15 kappaletta
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "The Revolution's Dunkirk" — 14 kappaletta
American Experience: Rachel Carson's Silent Spring [1993 TV episode] (1993) — Kertoja — 13 kappaletta
Empires: Napoleon : Soldier, Emperor, Lover, Statesman [2006 TV episode] (2000) — Kertoja — 12 kappaletta
American Experience: The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter [1988 TV episode] (1980) — Kertoja — 11 kappaletta
American Experience: Last Stand at Little Big Horn [1992 TV episode] (1992) — Kertoja — 10 kappaletta
The Way West: How the West Was Lost and Won, 1845-1893 [1995 TV series] (1995) — Johdanto — 8 kappaletta
American Experience: Geronimo and the Apache Resistance [1988 TV episode] (1988) — Kertoja — 7 kappaletta
American Experience: Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad [1990 TV episode] (2007) — Kertoja — 3 kappaletta
American Experience: The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry [1991 TV episode] (1991) — Kertoja — 2 kappaletta
American Experience: Andrew Carnegie, The Richest Man in the World [1997 TV episode] — Kertoja — 2 kappaletta
The Great Air Race of 1924 [1989 film] — Kertoja — 1 kappale
American Experience: A Family Gathering [1989 TV episode] — Kertoja — 1 kappale
American Experience: Spy in the Sky [1996 TV episode] — Kertoja — 1 kappale
American Experience: That Rhythm, Those Blues [1988 TV episode] — Kertoja — 1 kappale
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- Virallinen nimi
- McCullough, David Gaub
- Syntymäaika
- 1933-07-07
- Kuolinaika
- 2022-08-07
- Hautapaikka
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery, West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- USA
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Kuolinpaikka
- Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Koulutus
- Yale University (B.A. ∙ English ∙ 1955)
Linden Avenue Grade School
Shady Side Academy - Ammatit
- historian
biographer
television host - Suhteet
- Lawson, Dorie McCullough (daughter)
McCullough, Rosalee Barnes (wife)
McCulllough, Hax (brother)
Wilder, Thornton (teacher)
Warren, Robert Penn (teacher) - Organisaatiot
- Skull and Bones (Yale University)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 2006) - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- National Book Award, Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (1995)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2006)
Jefferson Lecture (2003)
Charles Frankel Prize (1995)
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award
National Humanities Medal (1995) (näytä kaikki 9)
Christopher Life Achievement Award (2008)
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Award (2012)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2000) - Agentti
- Morton Janklow
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- David McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback; His other widely praised books are 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, and The Johnstown Flood. He has been honored with the National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award, the National Humanities Medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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