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 ...
This biography of Harry Truman goes beyond the traditional portrait of the "ordinary man" to present an extraordinary American President. Drawing on archival material and extensive interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood in Missouri, his entry into politics and his surprising success as a US senator. But it is Truman's emergence as a ...
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.
"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 ...
His first book since Truman, from one of America's most distinguished and popular biographers. Destined for the same kind of sweeping success as his Pulitzer Prize-winning Truman, John Adams is a powerful, deeply moving biography that reads like an epic historical novel. Breathing fresh life into American history, it takes as its subject the ...
Marius marries Julius Ceasar's aunt, Julia, thereby gaining an entry for himself into the world of nobility. The North African war of this time establishes Marius' military reputation and that of his rival, Sulla, and also implants in both men the dream of becoming the first man in Rome.
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 ...
The author of "The Thorn Birds" recreates the life of Julius Caesar, chronicling his military achievements, as well as his personal passions and failures.
Following "The First Man in Rome", this is the second novel in a saga of the Roman Republic. Gaius Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion, has fallen into decline - but it has been foretold that he will become consul a seventh time. By the author of "The Thorn Birds".
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 ...
Colleen McCullough's wildly popular epic blockbuster, first published in 1977, follows the fortunes of the Cleary family over three generations, but concentrates mainly on Meggie and her passionate, obsessive love for a Catholic priest, Father Ralph. The complex, passionate plot, along with McCullough's vivid descriptions of the Australian outback ...
The tragic and terrible drama of the war between Greeks and Trojans, the long siege of Troy, and the impact of one woman's beauty on the fate of two nations, is played out again in this dazzling novel based on Homer's Iliad. Here is the enchanting Helen, who we first meet as a spoiled teenager and whose passion for the handsome, reckless Paris ...
McCullough's critically acclaimed Roman series--begun with The First Man in Rome and continued in The Grass Crown--approaches its shattering climax in this third volume, as Gaius Julius Caesar's star begins to shine more brightly. McCullough is also renowned for her major bestseller The Thorn Birds.
The author of this cookbook claims that she lost 60 pounds after she eliminated bread, pasta, and other carbohydrate-rich foods from her diet. Her low-carbohydrate, high-protien recipes include Smothered Pork Chops, Garlicky Baked Chicken, and Nut-Crusted Swordfish.
-- Presents all areas of mathematical calculations needed by nurses in clinical practice, including acute care and home health -- Interactive, self-paced approach to dosage calculation permits both directed and independent study -- Choice of three major methods of dosage calculation: linear ratio and proportion, formula, or dimensional analysis -- ...
Shaped by common sense and kindness, grounded in traditional medicine yet receptive to alternative therapies, Slow Medicine advocates for careful anticipatory "attending" to an elder's changing needs rather than waiting for crises that force acute medical interventions.
This book offers the latest information and tips on making housetraining easier for your pet and yourself. Did you know that what you feed your dog can effect help or hinder the housetraining process? That's just one of the valuable tips you'll find in "Housetraining For Dummies 2nd Edition", the authoritative housetraining reference for new and ...
In 1943, the sub USS Sculpin, under attack by the Japanese, sank for the last time in what becaome one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. Naval history. Not only did several crew survive the sinking - an extremely rare event in WW II sub warfare - but several were aboard a Japanese aircraft carrier en route to a POW camp, when it was torpedoed ...
Colleen McCullough continues her fascination with Julius Caesar in THE OCTOBER HORSE, her sixth book in the series. Caesar is riding high: he is a widely respected leader whose power is invincible, and Cleopatra is his mistress. But Brutus is hatching his plot, and Octavian is working behind the scenes, and Mark Antony is beginning his charismatic ...
Acclaimed novelist McCullough presents her eagerly awaited seventh novel in her popular Roman series. Packed with battles on land and sea, politics, conspiracy, love affairs, murders, and a dazzling array of historical personages, this is historical fiction at its very best.
This volume collects the most important writings by Mark Twain in which he used biblical settings, themes and figures. Featuring Twain's singular portrayals of God, Adam, Eve, Satan, Methuselah, Shem, St. Peter and others, the writings stand among Twain's imaginative expressions of his views on human nature and humankind's relation to the Creator ...
These recipes come from many sources--celebrity cooks, famous chefs, magazines, and newspapers--and represent trends in American cooking at the start of the 21st century. Recipes include Twice-Baked Spinach Soufflé, Beet and Spinach Salad, Burnt Caramel Ice Cream, and Double-Baked Chocolate Cake.
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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