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David Gaub McCullough (/ m ə ˈ k ʌ l ə /; July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award . In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' highest civilian award.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lovingly crafted narratives on subjects that included the Brooklyn Bridge and Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman.
David McCullough, an award-winning author, narrator, historian and television host, died on Sunday at his Hingham, Mass. home. He was 89. His daughter, Dorie Lawson, confirmed the news to the New ...
David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and one of the most influential historians of his time, has died at the age of 89. His death comes less than two months after that of his wife.
Mornings on Horseback is a 1981 biography of the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt written by popular historian David McCullough, covering the early part of Roosevelt's life. The book won McCullough's second National Book Award [1] and his first Los Angeles Times Prize for Biography. [2]
The Johnstown Flood: The Incredible Story Behind One of the Most Devastating Disasters America Has Ever Known is a 1968 book written by popular historian David McCullough about the Great Flood of 1889 which devastated the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. For this, his first book, McCullough spent time speaking with individuals who lived through ...
David McCullough, the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose biographies gave character and compelling narratives to figures and moments that make up the fabric of the American experience ...
Narrated by David McCullough, the documentary features use of photographs, paintings, and film from sessions of Congress, in its implementation of the Ken Burns Effect. Scenes from the Academy Award-winning Frank Capra film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are also used.