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
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1776‚ a brilliant book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough‚ retells the story of America’s brutal battle for independence throughout the American Revolution. In an informative tone‚ McCullough brings the American Revolution to life as he reiterates America’s history through the incorporation of details pertaining to each of the important figures of the war as well as the story format of his well-researched book. Through the use of visual aids such as maps and pictures depicting battles
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1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington
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History 2700-02 Derek Smith 2/4/07 1776‚ Book Review It was a good year for a revolution‚ 1776. But it didn’t start off quite as well as the colonists would have liked. When George Washington agreed to take command of the American forces in 1775‚ he probably didn’t realize what he was truly getting himself into. Washington took command of an army made up of old men and young boys that had either come from their farms or the street. The army was short on weapons and gunpowder‚ lacked uniforms
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1776 1: Chapter 1 introduces King George III and the conditions in England prior to and during the deployment of British troops to Boston. Described as “a person of simple tastes and few pretensions‚” the king is shown to slowly feel disdain towards America. 2: Chapter 2 depicts the conditions in America. It outlines the leaders of the army and a few who were representing the colonies. It described the American army to be made of “undisciplined‚ poorly armed volunteer force of farmers‚” with
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David McCullough once said‚ “Every book is a new journey.” This statement holds so much truthfulness for McCullough because he believes that to write a good book you must read what your subject read and go where you subject has been. By doing this McCullough is able to get to know his subject on a personal level. By reaching this level he was able to achieve greatness. Not only has McCullough won the heart of Americans‚ he has won two Pulitzer Prizes on his works‚ Truman and John Adams. He has also
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by David McCullough and published in 2001. The book won McCullough’s second Pulitzer Prize a year after its publication date. Due to its popularity‚ HBO transformed the award-winning book into a seven part TV miniseries‚ which aired during the months of March and April in 2008. David Gaub McCullough was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in the summer of 1933. While a young man‚ McCullough had many career choices‚ ranging from architect‚ actor‚ painter‚ writer‚ to lawyer. In 1951‚ McCullough studied
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Medeiros Honors History Mr. Chew 2/14/15 1776 Book Review 1776 is a book by historian David McCullough‚ winner of the Pulitzer Prize and national bestseller‚ based on the American Revolution against the British. The book moves through countless different battles between the Americans and the British‚ involving fascinating facts of the war and the people immensely involved such as Nathanael Green‚ Henry Knox‚ and multifarious others. McCullough talks about the paltry and considerable wars and
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obsessing with the end results and with what we get out of everything that we do. As a result this is what David McCullough’s speech was about; the fact that everyone in society is only caring about their successes and being number one that it takes what it means to be truly successful out of context and changes it to being successful just for the sake of winning and accomplishing. David McCullough was effective in delivering his argument in his speech “You’re not special” written for a graduating class
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1776 David McCullough Simon and Shuster May 2005 In the book 1776‚ David McCullough covers numerous series of events. In the beginning he starts with the war against the American Colonies by King George III up until the great American victory at Trenton. Washington led an army of Americans‚ from many areas‚ which had no experience and were not well trained. Henry Knox‚ a bookseller‚ and Nathaniel Green‚ a Quaker‚ were both inexperienced generals in General Washington’s army. Another army‚
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