David mccullough s bestselling books on american history have been praised for their readability and criticized for their superficiality. All the books below are recommended as readalikes for david mccullough but some maybe more relevant to you than others depending on which books by the author you have read and enjoyed. David mccullough has twice received the pulitzer prize, and received two national book awards. Indeed, part of mccullough s desire to write such a book came from the realization that i now had the opportunity to write about a cast of reallife characters of historic accomplishment who.
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From new york times bestselling author david mccullough, a special ebook boxed set features books that study key points of american history. One of the fastestselling nonfiction books in history, the book won mcculloughs second pulitzer prize for best biography or autobiography in 2002. Apr 14, 2017 mcculloughs latest book is the american spirit, a collection of talks he has given over the past 30 years. His notable works included truman 1992, john adams 2001, 1776 2005, and the wright brothers 2015.
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