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1776
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David McCullough is known for his scholarly yet readable accounts of historical events and people's lives. Fans of his biography of John Adams will find the same narrative skill in 1776, his history of the first year of the America's war for independence from Britain. General Washington is at the center of this history, but important too are the ...
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John Adams
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In his first book since "Truman", one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers breathes life into history with this compelling look at the second president of the United States, John Adams. More than just a biography, this book looks at the birth of a young republic and explores the extraordinary factors that transformed 13 colonies ...
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Truman
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David McCullough (Read by)
Huge, ambitious, and perfectly realized, Truman is an American masterpiece about the most American of Americans, a man who confounded the nation and the world by achieving a greatness all his own after coming to the presidency in FDR's giant shadow. An extraordinary and deeply moving biography, at once spare in its style yet rich in emotion and in ...
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914
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David McCullough
Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history.
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
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David McCullough
"Mornings on Horseback" is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. Hailed as "a masterpiece" (John A. Gable, "Newsday" ), it is the winner of the "Los Angeles Times" 1981 Book Prize for Biography and the National Book Award for Biography. Written by David McCullough, the author of "Truman," this is the story of a remarkable little ...
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The Great Bridge
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David McCullough
Celebrating the centennial of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, here is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time.
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Johnstown Flood
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David McCullough
This is a history of the Johnstown Flood. On May 31, 1889, following a storm, the old earth dam at Lake Conemaugh--outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania--burst. The torrent of water which that flooded the Little Conemaugh River Valley killed over 2,000 people. The lake was home to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, the membership of which ...
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Brave Companions
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David McCullough
For more than two decades, McCullough has fascinated readers with portraits of exceptional men and women who not only have shaped the course of history but whose stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. From Harriet Beecher Stowe to a young Theodore Roosevelt, the subjects possess a sense of purpose that make for ...
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Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Faimly, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
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David McCullough (Introduction by)
Noted historian McCullough examines the formative years of Theodore Roosevelt, providing a portrait of his family and a social history of a time period. Winner of the National Book Award for Biography.
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Wars of the Irish Kings: A Thousand Years of Struggle from the Age of Myth Through the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
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David Willis McCullough (Editor)
This volume uses selections from epic poetry, diaries, journals, and other primary sources to tell the story of the formative years of Irish history up to the time of Elizabeth I.
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Mornings on Horseback
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David G. McCullough
Noted historian McCullough examines the formative years of Theodore Roosevelt, providing a portrait of his family and a social history of a time period. Winner of the National Book Award for Biography.
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
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David McCullough (Introduction by)
First published in 1972, "The Great Bridge" is the classic account of one of the greatest engineering feats of all time. Winning acclaim for its comprehensive look at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, this book helped cement David McCullough's reputation as America's preeminent social historian. Now, "The Great Bridge" is reissued as a Simon & ...
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The American heritage picture history of World War II
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C. L. Sulzberger, David G. McCullough
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Great Detectives
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David W McCullough (Editor)
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Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians
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Susan Ware (Editor), David G McCullough (Preface by)
Thirty-five prominent members of the Society of American Historians share their favorite stories of unsung American heroes--from Johnny Appleseed to Sam Philips.
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Brave Companions: Portraits in History
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David McCullough
McCullough's profiles of pioneering achievers are the occasion for short explorations into history. His subjects include Alexander von Humboldt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederic Remington, Louis Agassiz, Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Beryl Markham, Harry Caudill, and David Plowden.
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The City Tavern Baking and Dessert Cookbook
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Walter Staib, Jennifer Lindner, David McCullough (Foreword by)
In this handsome sequel to the original "City Tavern Cookbook," Staib, the chef of America's earliest gourmet restaurant, focuses on the baked goods and sweets that must have pleased the signers of the Declaration of Independence as much as they delight modern palates.
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Influenza 1918
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Lynette Iezzoni, David McCullough (Foreword by)
Influenza 1918 is the true story of the worst epidemic the United States has ever known -- a deadly virus that made its silent appearance 80 years ago at the start of World War I and went on to take the lives of over 600,000 Americans. In one month alone, October 1918, over 195,000 Americans were stricken with the disease and died. In Philadelphia ...
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Chronicles of the Barbarians:: Firsthand Accounts of Pillage and Conquest, from the Ancient World to the Fall of Constantinople
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David Willis McCullough
Ancient historians and soldiers tell savage firsthand tales of Viking invasions, Mongol hordes, epic battles, and barbarian depravities in this highly readable, illustrated anthology. History Book Club Main Selection. 8 pp color photo insert. Illustrations & maps. Timeline. Glossary.
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The Unending Mystery: A Journey Through Labyrinths and Mazes
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David Willis McCullough
David Willis McCullough takes on the fascinating task of explaining the history of labyrinths and mazes--and explaining the crucial differences between them--in this diverting excursion into one of the byways of civilization. Beginning with the Greeks, McCullough moves through the centuries until he arrives at some unexpected destinations: a maze ...
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A Bully Father: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children
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Joan Patterson Kerr, Theodore Roosevelt, David G. McCullough (Introduction by)
The Roosevelt family, with its rambunctious father and six children, invaded and occupied the White House as no other family has since. Roosevelt was a wonderful father, writing to his children, guiding them, playing with them and loving them as do only the best fathers. Long out of print, these personal letters are warm, wonderfully wise and ...
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American Heratage Picture History of World War II
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C L Sulzberger, David G McCullough (Editor)
The drama and tragedy of the Second World War is revealed in hundreds of great photos (many never before published) and a superb narrative by a Pulitze Prize-winning journalist. 720 illustrations. Wings
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The Course of Human Events
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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMS On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented "The Course of Human Events" as The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Lecture is a tribute to McCullough's lifetime investigation of history. In this short speech, this master historian tracks his ...
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Brooklyn-- And How It Got That Way
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David Willis McCullough
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