Both biographies were adapted to film by HBO, with John Adams as a seven-part miniseries starring Paul Giamatti. He won his second Pulitzer in 2002 for John Adams. McCullough was a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the first in 1993 for Truman, his biography of the 33rd president of the United States. His love of learning was contagious, and through his writing it led to an enriched understanding of some of America’s greatest leaders and significant historical events. Borrowing a bit of strategy from Thornton Wilder, one of his college teachers, McCullough would get the idea for a new book when he wanted to learn about something. Originally from Pittsburgh, McCullough studied English literature at Yale University, graduating in 1955. History is who we are and why we are the way we are.”īest-selling author David McCullough is perhaps the most read and lauded historian of our time. “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times.
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