David Mccullough 1776 Book Review

1776 is a book by David McCullough. It was published on May 24, 2005 and the publisher is Simon and Schuster paperbacks. David McCullough was born in Pittsburg, and educated there. He got a degree from Yale as well. He has written many other books about other subjects in history, many about underrated presidents. David McCullough’s most recent book, The Wright Brothers, was a #1 New York Times bestseller was on the bestseller list for nine months before it got taken off. McCullough has also been awarded the presidential medal of Freedom, which is the highest award that can be given to a civilian. In the book 1776, the McCullough covers only the single year, 1776 , instead of the entire Revolutionary War. Because of this, McCullough is able to discuss in finer detail all of
In the book, McCullough uses sources as recent as 2004, which was one year before the book was published. While there are some new sources in the book, most of the sources are fairly old. I think that David McCullough has done an amazing job in writing 1776. It is one of the few accurate and scholarly history books that reads like a novel, which I was extremely pleased with. The authors style is easy to read in some places of the book, but more difficult to read in others. It has never been exceedingly difficult, however. In some places, like in the discussion of events leading up to action, the book can be dry, especially if there are an abundance of dates and names to remember. But in the parts of the book where there are character descriptions, or especially battle scenes, the book becomes impossible to put down. He uses such vivid imagery, especially in the battle of bunker hill and in the last chapter. I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves history, or even to anyone who is an avid reader. The story really is told in such an entertaining way, you do not even have to love history to enjoy