About this title: 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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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1992-11-01
ISBN-13:9780671792763ISBN:0671792768
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1992-11-01
ISBN-13:9780671792763ISBN:0671792768
Description: Good. Different cover art, same publisher/publishing date. Cover has a little edge wear. Text unmarked and in good shape. Nice copy overall. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780671792763ISBN:0671792768
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. The pages are clean & undamaged. The cover has no bends or spine crease. The edges on the inside of the cover has light tanning. "If you enjoy good stories well told about interesting people and places, you should read this book. You will learn something about history-and also about good historical writing. "--Cleveland Plain Dealer read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Prentice Hall Press, 1992. Fine Book. Aside from light toning to book, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780671792763ISBN:0671792768
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Clean, uncreased and unmarked; lightly read copy. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 256 p. Audience: General/trade. Ships from US-NE. Support Independent Booksellers! Omahabooks offers same or next day shipping-satisfaction guaranteed. APO, International may require additional postage-contact seller. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Touchstone Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780671792763ISBN:0671792768
Description: Good. Signed by Author Paperback in good condition. There are a couple creases, some light stains on the cover, and some edge rubbing. This book is signed by the author on title page, [Satisfaction Guaranteed! ]. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: Good. Used copy-Because of our high volume, we can not accurately describe each book, so we list the MINIMUM condition you can expect; most are better than the condition listed. read more
"A collection of short essays compiled by McCullough, one of my favorite historical writers, throughout his career. McCullough has a gift of making seemingly uninteresting or irrelevant parts of history come alive with a sense of extreme importance. Often I find myself saying, 'How did I not know that before?'
He got a little carried away with a few of these, but I particularly enjoyed his essays on Alexander von Humboldt, Roosevelt and the Badlands, and his glowing bit on Washington, DC. His 1986 commencement address to Middlebury graduates makes you want to travel the world and read everything all at once. McCullough makes you frustrated that you can't learn about history faster."
"I love the way David McCullough writes. He writes biographies and histories that read like novels. This book was broken down into essays on extraordinary events and famous, interesting people who have left their mark on the world. Teddy Roosevelt, Louis Agassiz, Harriet Beecher Stowe, etc. There are seventeen chapters about seventeen fascinating people and/or events. Most of these were written as articles and published in magazines. McCullough just brought them together and made them into a book."
"McCullough is amazing, of course. Jesse & I both loved this book and found it hard to take turns reading it;) Brave Companions is a collection of short pieces written throughout McCullough's career, all tied together because they portray "brave" individuals throughout history. My personal favorite was "The Treasure from the Carpentry Shop.""
"I enjoyed this book very much. The first two stories were only ok but I did "Love" the quote, "Look at your Fish" in the second story. It's my current mantra. There are some wonderful stories here. I especially enjoyed, the Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Brooklyn Bridge and the story about Washington. So many books to read......"
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