David McCullough

David McCullough (born July 7, 1933) is an American historian and bestselling author. A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, he has been called a "master of the art of narrative history." His books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, Mornings on Horseback, Brave Companions, Truman, and John Adams. His most recent book, 1776, was a New York Times and Amazon bestseller. None of his books have ever been out of print, a rare feat for an author with many published works.

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July 7 - 1933 - American - Historian - Author - Pulitzer Prize - New York Times - Amazon

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McCullough was educated at Shady Side Academy, a private high school in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Yale University, where he received his bachelor's degree with honors in English literature in 1955. At Yale as an undergraduate, he ate lunch many times with Thornton Wilder http://www.neh.fed.us/news/humanities/2003-05/mccullough.html, who inspired McCullough to become a writer.

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Shady Side Academy - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Yale University - Bachelor's degree - English literature - 1955 - Thornton Wilder

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McCullough has been an editor, essayist, teacher, lecturer, and familiar presence on public television — as host of "Smithsonian World," "The American Experience," and narrator of numerous documentaries including "The Civil War" and "Napoleon." He is a past president of the Society of American Historians and has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received 31 honorary degrees.

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Public television - The Civil War - American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Honorary degree

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In October 2002, McCullough delivered the 13th annual T.H. White Lecture, sponsored by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. "While a great deal about our country has changed since September 11, everything hasn't, including our history - an inexhaustible source of strength," he said. "These are dangerous, uncertain times, but not the worst we've ever been through, by any means."

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McCullough lives in West Tisbury, Massachusetts with his wife Rosalee Barnes McCullough. They have five children and 17 grandchildren.

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West Tisbury - Massachusetts

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