David McCullough (1933–2022)
Auteur van John Adams : founding father van de Verenigde Staten
Over de Auteur
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 toon meer 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) toon minder
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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) 2,842 exemplaren
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West (2019) 1,910 exemplaren
David McCullough Library E-book Box Set: 1776, Brave Companions, The Great Bridge, John Adams, The Johnstown Flood,… (2011) 16 exemplaren
David McCullough American History : John Adams; 1776; Truman; the Course of Human Events (2011) 16 exemplaren
Ken Burns' America Collection (Brooklyn Bridge/The Statue of Liberty/Empire of the Air/The Congress/Thomas Hart… (1996) — Verteller — 14 exemplaren
David McCullough: The Presidential Biographies: John Adams, Mornings on Horseback, and Truman (1982) 12 exemplaren
Great Moments in History: 1776 / The Johnstown Flood / Path Between the Seas / The Great Bridge / The Course of Human… (2011) 8 exemplaren
American History 8 exemplaren
Why history? : remarks by David McCullough in acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished… 4 exemplaren
John Adams: Part 1: Join or Die [2008 TV series] — Writer — 3 exemplaren
Faces 2 exemplaren
The Lessons of History 1 exemplaar
John Adams, Volume 1 (Unabridged) 1 exemplaar
The Brooklyn Bridge 1 exemplaar
John Adams, Volume 2 (Unabridged) 1 exemplaar
The Autobiography of an Execution 1 exemplaar
Short Stories 1 exemplaar
America and France : the historic ties that bind 1 exemplaar
Timeless Leadership 1 exemplaar
Great Bridge: Volume Two 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- McCullough, David Gaub
- Geboortedatum
- 1933-07-07
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2022-08-07
- Graflocatie
- West Tisbury Village Cemetery, West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Hingham, Massachusetts, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
West Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Yale University (B.A. ∙ English ∙ 1955)
Linden Avenue Grade School
Shady Side Academy - Beroepen
- historian
biographer
television host - Relaties
- Lawson, Dorie McCullough (daughter)
McCullough, Rosalee Barnes (wife)
McCulllough, Hax (brother)
Wilder, Thornton (teacher)
Warren, Robert Penn (teacher) - Organisaties
- Skull and Bones (Yale University)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 2006) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- 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) (toon alle 9)
Christopher Life Achievement Award (2008)
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Award (2012)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2000) - Agent
- Morton Janklow
- Korte biografie
- 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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