1776 David McCullough Simon and Shuster May 2005 In the book 1776‚ David McCullough covers numerous series of events. In the beginning he starts with the war against the American Colonies by King George III up until the great American victory at Trenton. Washington led an army of Americans‚ from many areas‚ which had no experience and were not well trained. Henry Knox‚ a bookseller‚ and Nathaniel Green‚ a Quaker‚ were both inexperienced generals in General Washington’s army. Another army‚
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David McCullough once said‚ “Every book is a new journey.” This statement holds so much truthfulness for McCullough because he believes that to write a good book you must read what your subject read and go where you subject has been. By doing this McCullough is able to get to know his subject on a personal level. By reaching this level he was able to achieve greatness. Not only has McCullough won the heart of Americans‚ he has won two Pulitzer Prizes on his works‚ Truman and John Adams. He has also
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The book 1776 by David McCullough tells the story of the military aspects of the American Revolution. McCullough writes the book from both the British and American point of views‚ creating a better understanding of what both sides were undergoing during the war. Not only does he have a degree from Yale‚ but McCullough has also been awarded with the nations highest civilian award‚ the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In addition to this‚ he has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize twice. He has also written
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1776 Book Review Throughout history‚ one of the most memorable wars for Americans will be the American Revolution. This was a time when the thirteen American colonies broke off from the mother country of England and fought for their independence. David McCullough writes about the American Revolution in his non-fictional historical book 1776. This book helps readers better understand the conditions the soldiers and generals were in‚ the point of view from many of the generals‚ and some important
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1776‚ the year of our Independence‚ has been told through the incredible penmanship of author David McCullough for the sake of educating us common folk on the events of that year. He focuses primarily on the military aspects of the Revolution‚ such as the battles at Dorchester Heights‚ Long Island‚ and Trenton. Furthermore‚ he went through the military chain of command for both the Americans and the British. Prestigious general William Howe led the redcoats against the Americans‚ who were led by
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by David McCullough and published in 2001. The book won McCullough’s second Pulitzer Prize a year after its publication date. Due to its popularity‚ HBO transformed the award-winning book into a seven part TV miniseries‚ which aired during the months of March and April in 2008. David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in the summer of 1933. While a young man‚ McCullough had many career choices‚ ranging from architect‚ actor‚ painter‚ writer‚ to lawyer. In 1951‚ McCullough studied
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History 1301 April 1st 2012 McCullough‚ David. 1776. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2005‚ 386 pp. Word Count- 1157 David McCullough’s novel 1776 is a compelling story of America’s war for independence. We have all read chapters and heard the related history of the war of 1776‚ but David McCullough takes the epic story even further. The book covers the entire year of 1776 from the beginning of the war until the end. The author provides an extremely detailed description of both sides of
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Medeiros Honors History Mr. Chew 2/14/15 1776 Book Review 1776 is a book by historian David McCullough‚ winner of the Pulitzer Prize and national bestseller‚ based on the American Revolution against the British. The book moves through countless different battles between the Americans and the British‚ involving fascinating facts of the war and the people immensely involved such as Nathanael Green‚ Henry Knox‚ and multifarious others. McCullough talks about the paltry and considerable wars and
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obsessing with the end results and with what we get out of everything that we do. As a result this is what David McCullough’s speech was about; the fact that everyone in society is only caring about their successes and being number one that it takes what it means to be truly successful out of context and changes it to being successful just for the sake of winning and accomplishing. David McCullough was effective in delivering his argument in his speech “You’re not special” written for a graduating class
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1776: A Superior War Novel Pulitzer Prize winner‚ David McCullough‚ authored the intense and well-researched novel 1776 about the tumultuous times of American independence from the British Empire. He recreates scenes of heroic battles as well as dramatic encounters between diplomats with outstanding details to support his writing. In his acknowledgments‚ McCullough informs the reader that the material in his novel came from over 25 libraries‚ archives and historic sites in both the United
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