David McCullough
America's most popular historian and biographer, McCullough wrote sweeping, accessible narrative histories that brought American history to mass audiences. John Adams and Truman won Pulitzer Prizes. The Path Between the Seas, on the Panama Canal, is his most complex work.
Works
- John AdamsBiography of founding father John Adams and American independence
- TrumanBiography of President Harry Truman and postwar America
- 1776History of American independence and the Revolutionary War
- The Path Between the SeasHistory of the Panama Canal construction and geopolitical significance
- Brave CompanionsBiographical sketches of historical figures and American luminaries
- The Greater JourneyHistory of Americans in Paris and cultural exchange during nineteenth century