David McCullough

Perfect for David McCullough fans and history lovers alike, this ebook boxed set features all of his bestselling titles, from 1776 to Mornings on Horseback.This ebook box set includes all of David McCulloughs bestselling titles:1776 is the riveting story of George Washington, the men who marched with him, and their British foes in the momentous year of American independence.Brave Companionscontains profiles of the exceptional men and women who shaped history, among them Alexander von Humboldt, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Charles and Anne Lindbergh.The Great Bridge is the remarkable, enthralling story of the planning and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which linked two great cities and epitomized American optimism, skill, and determination.John Adams is the magisterial, Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nations founders and most important figures, who became our second president.The Johnstown Flood is the classic history of an American tragedy that became a scandal in the age of the Robber Barons, the preventable flood that destroyed a town and killed 2,000 people.Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant National Book Awardwinning biography of young Theodore Roosevelts metamorphosis from sickly child to a vigorous, intense man poised to become a national hero and then president.Path Between the Seas is the epic National Book Awardwinning history of the heroic successes, tragic failures, and astonishing engineering and medical feats that made the Panama Canal possible.Trumanis the Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea. A special bonus is included: The Course of Human Events.In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in historys enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

A monumental tale of American ambition, told by Pulitzer Prizewinning author and master historian David McCullough. This gripping saga of the creation of the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the countrys boldest engineering achievements, reveals not only the politics and personalities behind "Americas Eiffel Tower," but charts New Yorks ascent as a thriving metropolis.Around 1870, during the Age of Optimisma time when Americans believed anything was possiblethe ambitious idea of constructing an unprecedented bridge across the East River to connect Manhattan and Brooklyn took root. This monumental project demanded a vision and determination on par with the efforts that built the great cathedrals of history.Spearheaded by the Roebling family, the project faced staggering odds throughout its fourteen years of construction. Bodies were crushed, lives were lost, political empires fell, and waves of public emotion constantly threatened its progress. The Roeblings, too, were not immune to personal tragedies. Yet, Emily Roebling rose above these challenges to become the pivotal force behind the bridges completion, shattering all societal expectations of her era. This is not just the story of an engineering miracle; it is a sweeping narrative of the social climate of the time and the heroes and rascals who either built or exploited this groundbreaking enterprise.

The #1 bestseller that tells the remarkable story of the generations of American artists, writers, and doctors who traveled to Paris, fell in love with the city and its people, and changed America through what they learned, told by Americas master historian, David McCullough.Not all pioneers went west.In The Greater Journey, David McCullough tells the enthralling, inspiringand until now, untoldstory of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and others who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, hungry to learn and to excel in their work. What they achieved would profoundly alter American history.Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, was one of this intrepid band. Another was Charles Sumner, whose encounters with black students at the Sorbonne inspired him to become the most powerful voice for abolition in the US Senate. Friends James Fenimore Cooper and Samuel F. B. Morse worked unrelentingly every day in Paris, Morse not only painting what would be his masterpiece, but also bringing home his momentous idea for the telegraph. Harriet Beecher Stowe traveled to Paris to escape the controversy generated by her book, Uncle Toms Cabin. Three of the greatest American artists eversculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, painters Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargentflourished in Paris, inspired by French masters.Almost forgotten today, the heroic American ambassador Elihu Washburne bravely remained at his post through the Franco-Prussian War, the long Siege of Paris, and the nightmare of the Commune. His vivid diary account of the starvation and suffering endured by the people of Paris is published here for the first time.Telling their stories with power and intimacy, McCullough brings us into the lives of remarkable men and women who, in Saint-Gaudens phrase, longed to soar into the blue.

David McCullough teje todos los hilos de este acontecimiento memorable y lo convierte en un relato apasionante gracias a una prosa lúcida y realista.Elácanal de Panamá, cuyas obras comenzaron en 1904 tras mas de tres decadas de negociaciones, y se inauguro en 1914, fue mucho mas que una prodigiosa obra de ingenieria sin precedentes. Su construccion se convirtio en un hito historico de gran importancia, y en un drama humano devastador. Exceptuando los conflictos belicos, constituyo el esfuerzo mas costoso, en dinero y en vidas humanas, de cuantos se han emprendido en el mundo. Este libro narra la historia de los hombres y mujeres que lucharon contra todos los contratiempos para cumplir el sueño de construir un paso acuatico entre los oceanos Atlantico y Pacifico. Es un relato de asombrosas proezas de ingenieria, logros medicos colosales, conflictos politicos, exitos heroicos y tragicos fracasos.

Forty years after his first book, David McCullough wrote and presented his speech, The Course of Human Events, in the 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, in which he divulges his philosophy on writing, speaking, and history in his masterful storytelling style. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in historys enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

The National Book Awardwinning biography that tells the story of how young Teddy Roosevelt transformed himself from a sickly boy into the vigorous man who would become a war hero and ultimately president of the United States, told by master historian 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 boy, seriously handicapped by recurrent and almost fatal asthma attacks, and his struggle to manhood: an amazing metamorphosis seen in the context of the very uncommon household in which he was raised.The father is the first Theodore Roosevelt, a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. The mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt, is a Southerner and a celebrated beauty, but also considerably more, which the book makes clear as never before. There are sisters Anna and Corinne, brother Elliott (who becomes the father of Eleanor Roosevelt), and the lovely, tragic Alice Lee, TRs first love. All are brought to life to make a beautifully told story, filled with fresh detail (The New York Times Book Review).A book to be read on many levels, it is at once an enthralling story, a brilliant social history and a work of important scholarship which does away with several old myths and breaks entirely new ground. It is a book about life intensely lived, about family love and loyalty, about grief and courage, about blessed mornings on horseback beneath the wide blue skies of the Badlands.

The Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by Americas beloved and distinguished historian.The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Achesonand dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the mana more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imaginedbut also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Trumans story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Trumans own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary man from Missouri who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history.

Este libro se inicia en Londres, el 26 de octubre de 1775, cuando Su Majestad el rey Jorge III se dirigió al Parlamento para declarar a las colonias de Norteamérica en estado de rebelión y afirmar su resolucion de aplastarlas.La historia viaja luego por el asedio de Boston y Nueva York, avanzando hasta el relato que el autor nos ofrece de la batalla de Brooklyn y de la osada huida americana que a ella siguio, y que pocos lectores olvidaran.Derrota a derrota, el bando americano parecia haber perdido toda esperanza, hasta que George Washington lanzo el "golpe magistral" que cambiaria la Historia.

From Americas most beloved biographer, David McCullough (Time)a collection of his bestselling biographies of American Presidents.This ebook box set features David McCulloughs award-winning biographies of American Presidents.John Adams isthe magisterial, Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nations founders and most important figures, who became our second president.Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant National Book Awardwinning biography of young Theodore Roosevelts metamorphosis from sickly child to a vigorous, intense man poised to become a national hero and then president.Truman is the Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea.Including a special bonus: The Course of Human Events. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in historys enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

A special ebook boxed set from Pulitzer Prizewinning author David McCullough, featuring four books on American history. This ebook box set includes the following American History-themed books by David McCullough:John Adams is the magisterial, Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nations founders and most important figures, who became our second president.1776 isthe riveting story of George Washington, the men who marched with him, and their British foes in the momentous year of American independence.Truman is the Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea. This set also contains a special bonus:The Course of Human Events.In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in historys enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

The Pulitzer Prizewinning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the Korean War, told by Americas beloved and distinguished historian.The life of Harry S. Truman is one of the greatest of American stories, filled with vivid charactersRoosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Bess Wallace Truman, George Marshall, Joe McCarthy, and Dean Achesonand dramatic events. In this riveting biography, acclaimed historian David McCullough not only captures the mana more complex, informed, and determined man than ever before imaginedbut also the turbulent times in which he rose, boldly, to meet unprecedented challenges. The last president to serve as a living link between the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries, Trumans story spans the raw world of the Missouri frontier, World War I, the powerful Pendergast machine of Kansas City, the legendary Whistle-Stop Campaign of 1948, and the decisions to drop the atomic bomb, confront Stalin at Potsdam, send troops to Korea, and fire General MacArthur. Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Trumans own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary man from Missouri who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history.

From New York Times bestselling author David McCullough, a special ebook boxed set features books that study key points of American history. The David McCullough Great Moments in History ebook box set includes the following McCullough classics:1776 is the riveting story of George Washington, the men who marched with him, and their British foes in the momentous year of American independence.The Johnstown Flood is the classic history of an American tragedy that became a scandal in the age of the Robber Barons, the preventable flood that destroyed a town and killed 2,000 people.Path Between the Seas is the epic National Book Awardwinning history of the heroic successes, tragic failures, and astonishing engineering and medical feats that made the Panama Canal possible.The Great Bridge is the remarkable, enthralling story of the planning and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, which linked two great cities and epitomized American optimism, skill, and determination. A special bonus is included: The Course of Human Events.In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in historys enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.

America''s most acclaimed historian presents the intricate story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. 1776 tells two gripping stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. A story with a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families, this exhilarating book is one of the great pieces of historical narrative.

Un día de invierno del año 1903 en el remoto paraje de Outer Banks, Carolina del Norte, dos hermanos de Ohio hasta entonces desconocidos, Wilbur y Orville Wright, cambiaron el rumbo de la historia iniciando la era del vuelo con la primera maquina a motor tripulada mas pesada que el aire.Los hermanos Wright fueron hombres de excepcional talento, ferrea determinacion y gran curiosidad intelectual, cualidades que ellos atribuian a su educacion. En este interesante libro, el magistral historiador David McCullough ahonda en la inmensa riqueza de los Documentos Wright los diarios personales, los apuntes y las mas de mil cartas que componen la correspondencia privada de la familia para contarnos el lado humano de una historia genuinamente americana.David McCullough, dos veces ganador del Premio Pulitzer, nos cuenta la dramatica historia de los intrepidos hermanos que enseñaron al mundo a volar.