David McCullough - whose biography John Adams won the Pulitzer Prize, the American Academy of Diplomacy Award, the Christopher Award, the Revolutionary Roundtable Prize, and was the New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice - has been called a “master of the art of narrative history.”
His books have been praised for their exceptional narrative sweep, their scholarship, literary distinction, and insight into American life.
Mr. McCullough has won both the National Book Award and the Francis Parkman Prize twice. He received the Pulitzer Prize for both John Adams and Truman.
His books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, Mornings on Horseback, Brave Companions, and Truman. None of his books have ever been out of print.
Mr. McCullough has been an editor, essayist, teacher, lecturer, and familiar presence on public television. He has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been awarded 31 honorary degrees.
Mr. McCullough has lectured around the world, including at the White House. He is also one of the few private citizens to be asked to speak before a joint session of Congress.
Mr. McCullough was born in 1933, and educated in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then Yale, where he graduated with honors in English literature. An avid reader, traveler, and landscape painter, he lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts with his wife Rosalee Barnes McCullough. They have five children and fifteen grandchildren.
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