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David McCullough

Academic historians debate the legacy of David McCullough

John Fea   |  August 31, 2022

Before the whole James Sweet presentism thing went down, American historians were on Twitter arguing about David McCullouugh. Over at History News Network, Rebecca Brenner Graham calls our attention to the debate that took place in the immediate wake of […]

David McCullough, RIP

John Fea   |  August 9, 2022

One of our most talented historical writers passed away yesterday. American historians have criticized David McCullough as a popularizer. Many have suggested, perhaps rightly so, that his work was not sensitive to issues of race, class, and gender. (I would […]

What David McCullough said about the Confederate flag in 1993

John Fea   |  March 1, 2022

I wonder if he has changed his position. I found this on historian Kevin Levin’s Twitter feed: