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John Adams. is a 2001 biography of the Founding Father and second U.S. President John Adams, written by the popular American historian David McCullough, which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. It was adapted into the 2008 television miniseries of the same name by HBO Films.
David Gaub McCullough (/ m ə ˈ k ʌ l ə /; July 7, 1933 – August 7, 2022) was an American popular historian. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award . In 2006, he was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the United States' highest civilian award.
1776 (released in the United Kingdom as 1776: America and Britain at War) [1] is a book written by David McCullough, published by Simon & Schuster on May 24, 2005. The work is a companion to McCullough's earlier biography of John Adams, and focuses on the events surrounding the start of the American Revolutionary War.
Bestselling historian David McCullough died August 8, 2022 at age 89. In this "Sunday Morning" interview, originally broadcast on July 1, 2001, he talks with correspondent Rita Braver about an ...
John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling U.S. Founding Father and president John Adams's political life and his role in the founding of the United States. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper and starred Paul Giamatti in the title role. Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the 2001 biography John Adams by David ...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lovingly crafted narratives on subjects that included the Brooklyn Bridge and Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman. David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian ...
In 1992, the Revolutionary War historian and biographer John E. Ferling published his acclaimed John Adams: A Life, also noted for its psychological sensitivity. [1] David McCullough authored the 2001 biography John Adams, which won various awards and was the basis for a 2008 TV miniseries. [2]
Few authors captured the American spirit more than David McCullough, who won Pulitzers for "Truman" and "John Adams," biographies of presidents. 'We lost an eloquent voice': Author David ...