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...
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David McCullough, RIP
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
I wonder if he has changed his position. I found this on historian Kevin Levin’s Twitter feed:...
The Museum of the American Revolution Opens in Philadelphia
Speakers included Joe Biden, David McCullough, Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf, Cokie Roberts, Hamilton star Sydney James Harcourt, a representative from the Oneida Nation, and others. Glad to see that this museum has finally opened. I have been following the progress from...
David McCullough Talks About His New Book (and other things)
Over at Time, Olivia Waxman interviews author and historian David McCullough about his new book The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For. The book is an anthology of McCullough’s recent speeches. In the course of the interview McCullough...
Slate: "Uncle Books" Are Written Largely By Men For Men
Andrew Kahn and Rebecca Onion at Slate define “uncle books” as “tomes that you give an older male relative, to take up residence by his wingback armchair.” In a very interesting article, Kahn and Onion, after research into 614 books published...
David McCullough: Painting with Words
Whatever you think about David McCullough’s work, it is hard to deny he is a great writer. https://player.vimeo.com/video/3763849 DAVID MCCULLOUGH PAINTING WITH WORDS from Micah Bomgaars on Vimeo....
Just In Case Some of You Were Wondering About David McCullough’s New Book
Note to all other authors who have written books that will appear this Spring: Prepared to be crushed!...
How Much Would David McCullough Make on a Frederick Douglass Biography?
Is David McCullough writing a new book? The Onion reports. Here is a taste: McCullough, who confirmed he’s been researching subjects for his next book ever since he hit pay dirt with The Greater Journey, said that it wasn’t until […]
You Are Not Special
Have you heard yet about David McCullough Jr.’s commencement address at Wellesley High School, one of the top public high schools in the country? (And yes, he is the son of the historian/writer David McCullough. He teaches English at the...