David G McCullough
1) John Adams
Author
Language
English
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Description
Chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Description
"As he did so brilliantly in THE GREAT BRIDGE and THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS, David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly, Wilbur and Orville Wright"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Author David McCullough tells the story of the settlers who began America's migration west, overcoming almost unimaginable hardships to build in the Ohio wilderness a town and a government that incorporated America's highest ideals. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River...
4) 1776
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2005
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IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Draws on personal correspondence and period diaries to present a history of the American Revolution that ranges from the siege of Boston, to the American defeat at Brooklyn and retreat across New Jersey, to the American victory at Trenton.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions....