David McCullough
David McCullough
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and host of Smithsonian World
and The American Experience
Qualities of Leadership
David McCullough is a historian whose skill as a wordsmith has earned the highest praise from literary critics across the country. He is known for his ability to bring historical figures to life and his books have been praised for their exceptional narrative sweep, their scholarship, and their insight into American life. The New York Review of Books called his book John Adams "By far the best biography," and the Washington Post noted that "If nations appointed historians laureate, David McCullough would be ours." His monumental biography Truman also won literary distinction.
The author is familiar to PBS fans as host of Smithsonian World and The American Experience. He has also narrated a number of distinguished documentaries, including The Civil War and Napoleon. His numerous honors include two Pulitzer Prizes, two Francis Parkman Prizes, and the National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award.
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