David mccullough biography

David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history,” “a matchless writer.”  He is twice winner of the National Book Award, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

In December 2006 he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award.

His books have been praised for their scholarship, their understanding of American life, their “vibrant prose,” and insight into individual character.

Mr. McCullough’s most recent book, 1776, the number one New York Times national bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, has been called, “brilliant…powerful,” “a classic.”  There are three million copies in print, while Mr.

McCullough’s previous work, John Adams, remains one of the most critically acclaimed and widely read American biographies of all time. It is presently in its sixty-third printing.

John Adams, the seven-part mini-series on HBO, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Paul Giamatti