McCullough, David G.
Overview
| Works: | 1,179 works in 3,797 publications in 14 languages and 133,380 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography History Biographies Documentary television programs Drama Historical television programs Film adaptations Pictorial works Nonfiction television programs Speeches |
| Roles: | Author, Narrator, Host, Editor, Interviewee, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Composer, Other, Speaker, Author of screenplay, Conductor, Performer, Conceptor, Creator, Commentator |
| Classifications: | E208, B |
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Most widely held works about
David G McCullough
- The American spirit : who we are and what we stand for by David G McCullough( Book )
- The American spirit : who we are and what we stand for by David G McCullough( Recording )
- John Adams by John Adams (Television program)( Visual )
- John Adams( Visual )
- John Adams( Visual )
- John Adams( Visual )
- David McCullough's John Adams by John Henriksen( Book )
- Summary of John Adams by David McCullough( )
- David Mccullough library by David G McCullough( )
- The course of human events by David G McCullough( Recording )
- The American ancestry of David G. McCullough by Jerome E Anderson( Book )
- Why history? by David G McCullough( Book )
- John Adams( Visual )
- In depth : David McCullough( Visual )
- The painting as artifact : recent work by Jeff Freeman, David McCullough, Warren Rosser : September 12-November 2, 1986, the Sioux City Art Center( Book )
- American Heritage Great minds of American history : Roger Mudd interviews Stephen Ambrose, Gordon Wood, David McCullough, Richard White, James McPherson by Roger Mudd( Recording )
- Meiguo jing shen by David G McCullough( Book )
- McCullough, Part 1( Visual )
- McCullough, David( )
- The American heritage picture history of World War II by C. L Sulzberger( Book )
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Most widely held works by
David G McCullough
John Adams by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
56 editions published between 2001 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 6,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president
56 editions published between 2001 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 6,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Profiles John Adams, an influential patriot during the American Revolution who became the nation's first vice president and second president
1776 by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
40 editions published between 2005 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 6,135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost -- Washington, who had never before led an army in battle
40 editions published between 2005 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 6,135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief who stands foremost -- Washington, who had never before led an army in battle
Truman by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
34 editions published between 1967 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 5,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history
34 editions published between 1967 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 5,559 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on newly discovered archival material and extensive interviews with Truman's own family, friends, and Washington colleagues, McCullough tells the deeply moving story of the seemingly ordinary "man from Missouri" who was perhaps the most courageous president in our history
The path between the seas : the creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
48 editions published between 1977 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 5,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic
48 editions published between 1977 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 5,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Describes all the events and personalities involved in the monumental undertaking which precipitated revolution, scandal, economic crisis, and a new Central American republic
The Wright brothers by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
47 editions published between 2015 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the surprising, profoundly human story of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity, much of which they attributed to their upbringing. The house they lived in had no electricity or indoor plumbing, but there were books aplenty, supplied mainly by their preacher father, who encouraged their studying. As individuals they had differing skill sets and passions but as a team they excelled in any given task . That they had no more than a public high school education, little money and no patron to open doors to their desires, never stopped them in their goal to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off in one of their contrivances, they risked being killed, or, at the very least, maimed. In this thrilling book, master historian David McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and more than a thousand letters from private family correspondence to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers' story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them
47 editions published between 2015 and 2018 in 8 languages and held by 4,503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the surprising, profoundly human story of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity, much of which they attributed to their upbringing. The house they lived in had no electricity or indoor plumbing, but there were books aplenty, supplied mainly by their preacher father, who encouraged their studying. As individuals they had differing skill sets and passions but as a team they excelled in any given task . That they had no more than a public high school education, little money and no patron to open doors to their desires, never stopped them in their goal to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off in one of their contrivances, they risked being killed, or, at the very least, maimed. In this thrilling book, master historian David McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and more than a thousand letters from private family correspondence to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers' story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them
The greater journey : Americans in Paris by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
31 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 3,676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
McCullough mixes famous and obscure names and delivers capsule biographies of everyone to produce a colorful parade of educated, Victorian-era American travelers and their life-changing experiences in Paris
31 editions published between 2011 and 2014 in English and held by 3,676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
McCullough mixes famous and obscure names and delivers capsule biographies of everyone to produce a colorful parade of educated, Victorian-era American travelers and their life-changing experiences in Paris
Mornings on horseback by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
27 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,601 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This biography of young Theodore Roosevelt covers his youth when he demanded a strenuous life despite his asthma, weak eyes, and patrician family
27 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,601 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This biography of young Theodore Roosevelt covers his youth when he demanded a strenuous life despite his asthma, weak eyes, and patrician family
The Great Bridge by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
55 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and held by 3,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A detailed account of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge providing background on its engineering history as well as the political and social climate of the late-nineteenth century
55 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and held by 3,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A detailed account of the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge providing background on its engineering history as well as the political and social climate of the late-nineteenth century
1776 by
David G McCullough(
Recording
)
55 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the intensely human story of the those who marched with George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success
55 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 2,913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents the intensely human story of the those who marched with George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success
The American heritage picture history of World War II by
C. L Sulzberger(
Book
)
30 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and held by 2,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive history of the war including 720 photographs and eyewitness accounts
30 editions published between 1966 and 1996 in English and held by 2,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comprehensive history of the war including 720 photographs and eyewitness accounts
The Johnstown flood by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
40 editions published between 1968 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A graphic account of the collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal
40 editions published between 1968 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A graphic account of the collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal
The pioneers : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal West by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
15 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 2,397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent figure in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as trees of a size never imagined, floods, fires, wolves, bears, even an earthquake, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments."--Jacket
15 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 2,397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent figure in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as trees of a size never imagined, floods, fires, wolves, bears, even an earthquake, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments."--Jacket
Seabiscuit by
Gary Ross(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 2,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938
25 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 2,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938
John Adams by
David G McCullough(
Recording
)
51 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 2,028 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who thought, wrote, and spoke out for the "Great Cause" come what might, who traveled far and wide in all seasons and often at extreme risk; and who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war
51 editions published between 2001 and 2013 in English and held by 2,028 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who thought, wrote, and spoke out for the "Great Cause" come what might, who traveled far and wide in all seasons and often at extreme risk; and who rose to become the second President of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war
The Roosevelts : an intimate history by
PBS Distribution (Firm)(
Visual
)
5 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of the National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear
5 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of the National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear
The Civil War by
Ken Burns(
Visual
)
71 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again
71 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,619 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again
Brave companions : portraits in history by
David G McCullough(
Book
)
14 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portraits of men and women who have shaped the course of history or changed how we view the world
14 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 1,589 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portraits of men and women who have shaped the course of history or changed how we view the world
The Congress(
Visual
)
32 editions published between 1988 and 2012 in English and held by 1,328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explores the history and promise of one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. The film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress
32 editions published between 1988 and 2012 in English and held by 1,328 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Explores the history and promise of one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. The film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress
The Wright Brothers by
David G McCullough(
Recording
)
11 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 1,323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity, much of which they attributed to their upbringing. The house they lived in had no electricity or indoor plumbing, but there were books aplenty, supplied mainly by their preacher father, and they never stopped reading. When they worked together, no problem seemed to be insurmountable. Wilbur was unquestionably a genius. Orville had such mechanical ingenuity as few had ever seen. That they had no more than a public high school education, little money and no contacts in high places, never stopped them in their mission to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off in one of their contrivances, they risked being killed. Historian David McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and more than a thousand letters from private family correspondence to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers' story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them
11 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 1,323 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity, much of which they attributed to their upbringing. The house they lived in had no electricity or indoor plumbing, but there were books aplenty, supplied mainly by their preacher father, and they never stopped reading. When they worked together, no problem seemed to be insurmountable. Wilbur was unquestionably a genius. Orville had such mechanical ingenuity as few had ever seen. That they had no more than a public high school education, little money and no contacts in high places, never stopped them in their mission to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off in one of their contrivances, they risked being killed. Historian David McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks, and more than a thousand letters from private family correspondence to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers' story, including the little-known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them
Abraham and Mary Lincoln : a house divided(
Visual
)
16 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in English and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A six part program which examines the Lincolns' family life and marriage, Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and the Civil War era
16 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in English and held by 1,321 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A six part program which examines the Lincolns' family life and marriage, Abraham Lincoln's presidency, and the Civil War era
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- WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) Producer
- PBS Home Video
- Burns, Ken 1953- Production personnel Interviewee Producer Director Cinematographer Author of screenplay Author Interviewer
- Florentine Films
- PBS Video
- Ward, Geoffrey C. Author of screenplay Writer of accompanying material Author
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Adams, John 1735-1826 Dedicatee
- Burns, Ric Production personnel Author of screenplay Producer Director
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Adams, John, Aeronautics American Civil War (1861-1865) American Revolution (1775-1783) Americans Artists Authors, American Civilization Cutler, Ephraim, Cutler, Manasseh, Floods France--Paris Frontier and pioneer life Haskell, Katharine Wright, Hildreth, Samuel P.--(Samuel Prescott), Horse racing Horse trainers Howard, Charles, Intellectual life Intellectuals International relations Jockeys Lincoln, Abraham, McCullough, David G National characteristics, American New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn Bridge Ohio--Marietta Ohio River Valley Oratory Ordinance of 1787 (United States) Panama--Panama Canal Pennsylvania--Johnstown (Cambria County) Physicians Pioneers Politics and government Pollard, Red, Presidents Presidents' spouses Putnam, Rufus, Race horses Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano), Roosevelt, Theodore, Seabiscuit--(Race horse), Smith, Tom, Speeches, addresses, etc., American Truman, Harry S., United States World War (1939-1945) Wright, Orville, Wright, Wilbur,
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David McCullough americký publicista a historik
David McCullough Amerikaans auteur
David McCullough historien et écrivain américain
David McCullough US-amerikanischer Historiker, Biograf, Erzähler und Lecturer
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