Read. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.
David McCullough Quotes
Morality only is eternal. All the rest is balloon and bubble from the cradle to the grave.
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| Birth: | 7th July, 1933 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Historian, Lecturer |
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David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an American author, narrator, historian, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award. He earned a degree in English literature from Yale University. His first book was The Johnstown Flood. McCullough's two Pulitzer Prize-winning books, Truman and John Adams, have been adapted by HBO into a TV film and a mini-series, respectively. He was chosen to deliver the first annual John Hersey Lecture at Yale University on March 22, 1993.
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