David McCullough
David McCullough has been called a “master of the art of narrative history.” His latest book, 1776, tells the intensely human story of the men from all walks of life who marched with General George Washington in the historic year of the Declaration of Independence. His other books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, Mornings on Horseback, Brave Companions, Truman, and John Adams. Among his numerous honors, McCullough has received two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, two Francis Parkman Prizes, and the National Book Foundation’s Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award. In addition to writing award-winning books, McCullough is a familiar presence on public television as host of Smithsonian World and The American Experience, and as narrator of numerous documentaries, including The Civil War and Napoleon. He is past president of the Society of American Historians.
Born in Pittsburgh, McCullough graduated from Yale University with honors in English literature. He has served as a trustee of the Boston Public Library and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Although best known as an author, he also is a landscape painter and has a long-standing interest in art, architecture, and travel. He and his wife, Rosalee Barnes McCullough, live in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.