David McCullough
David McCullough
David Gaub McCulloughis an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth7 July 1933
CityPittsburgh, United States
CountryUnited States of America
founders humans
The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them.
men presence-of-mind despair
With the situation as gray as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than Washington. They must be "cool but determined" he had told the men before the battle, when spirits were high. Now, in the face of catastrophe, he was demonstrating what he meant by his own example. Whatever anger or torment or despair he felt, he kept to himself.
bridges people towns
People are so helpful. People will stop what they're doing to show you something, to walk with you through a section of the town, or explain how a suspension bridge really works.
mother morning children
On Christmas morning when I was a child, my mother would leave a book wrapped at the foot of the bed, which was a hint that Santa had come. It was also her way of keeping us in bed a little longer before we went downstairs. So I've always associated books with happiness and gifts. And they are. I can't get enough of them.
littles watches television
However little television you watch, watch less.
achievement phenomenal
It was an utterly phenomenal achievement.
powerful views history
Housetops were covered with 'gazers'; all wharves that offered a view were jammed with people ... As British officers happily reminded one another, it was the largest fleet ever seen in American waters. In fact it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century, the largest, most powerful force ever sent forth by Britain or any other nation.
ignorance want mist
I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene
war history would-be
It would be the most crucial day of the entire war.
weed writing trying
I work very hard on the writing, writing and rewriting and trying to weed out the lumber.
pay ifs
I would pay to do what I do if I had to.
curiosity cabbage want
Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know.
character love-is stories
My love is to tell a story but I like stories that evolve from character, from the nature of the individuals involved.
powerful facts force
In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any nation.