Saturday, January 31, 2009

The 999 Challenge: #8/81 JOHN ADAMS by <b>David McCullough</b>

This book by David McCullough displays the fortitude and greatness of the man who helped build our nation. The narrative shows the life that started him on his road from his early life until his end. He is shown to be the true patriot, ...

Source: http://the999challenge.blogspot.com/2009/01/it-is-true-shame-that-john-adams-did.html

Friday, January 30, 2009

The Little Author That Could: Day 66: Just a fact.

CS Lewis: for making my brain hurt; David McCullough: for making history breathe; Dr. Suess: for his invention of words; Jane Austen: because her work knows no boundaries; JK Rowling: for her imagination ...

Source: http://thelittleauthorthatcould.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-66-just-fact.html

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Bollard Family Blog: Bleck.

... The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale; The Color of Water by James McBride; People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks; The Princess Bride by William Goldman; 1776 by David McCullough; A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler ...

Source: http://bollardfamily.blogspot.com/2009/01/bleck.html

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Little Author That Could: Day 63: Where Credit is Due...

CS Lewis: for making my brain hurt; David McCullough: for making history breathe; Dr. Suess: for his invention of words; Jane Austen: because her work knows no boundaries; JK Rowling: for her imagination ...

Source: http://thelittleauthorthatcould.blogspot.com/2009/01/day-63-where-credit-is-due.html

Monday, January 26, 2009

Question the Culture: Hypothetical Question

His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph Ellis; John Adams by David McCullough; American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph Ellis; James Madison: (The American Presidents Series) Gary Wills ...

Source: http://questiontheculture.blogspot.com/2009/01/hypothetical-question.html

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Feeding crocodiles « Requiemforarepublic’s Blog

I was gratified to see the eminent historian, David McCullough, speaking about his biography of John Adams. Mr. McCullough made the point that we in America enjoy telling ourselves that we are like our Founding Fathers. ...

Source: http://requiemforarepublic.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/feeding-crocodiles/

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Profiles In Conservatism » The Foundry

Richard Branson, Charles Koch and David McCullough. Branson for the way that he just seems to have a lot of fun and to approach business as an adventure as he’s grown the Virgin Label worldwide. Koch for the way he is that rare ...

Source: http://theheritagefoundry.org/2009/01/23/profiles-in-conservatism/

Thursday, January 22, 2009

JABO: A Classic. « Poor Richard’s Almanac

Today, JABO operates out of Reno, Ohio, and has become something of a pilgrimage site, thanks to far-seeing marble collectors who recognized the genius of JABO’s marble maker, David McCullough. If America had the good sense to establish ...

Source: http://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/jabo-a-classic/

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

9/9/9 Reading Challenge — Ohbecareful!

John Adams, David McCullough - 1776, David McCullough - From Sea to Shining Sea, Peter Marshall - Sounding Forth the Trumpet, Peter Marshall - Scotland’s Story, H.E. Marshall. Historical Fiction - The Scottish Chiefs, Jane Porter ...

Source: http://ohbecareful.com/?p=272

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Texas in Africa: could be worse

(Perhaps having David McCullough write your biography is a good way to restore your presidential reputation.) The American public is fickle, and popularity isn't always a reliable measure of success. ...

Source: http://texasinafrica.blogspot.com/2009/01/could-be-worse.html

Monday, January 19, 2009

Bush-to-Obama transition has been nothing like Truman-to-Ike <b>...</b>

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“It was a shocking moment,” CBS correspondent Eric Sevareid recalled in Truman, David McCullough’s masterful biography. “Truman was gracious, ...

Source: http://www.kansascity.com/news/columnists/steve_kraske/story/987325.html

Saturday, January 17, 2009

American Creation: &quot;So Help Me God&quot;: A George Washington Myth that <b>...</b>

Unfortunately, this myth, accepted by such fine historians as David McCullough and Kenneth C. Davis, is given further credence in a video released by The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies maintained ...

Source: http://americancreation.blogspot.com/2009/01/so-help-me-god-george-washington-myth.html

Friday, January 16, 2009

the Cybrary Reviews: &lt;i&gt;1776&lt;/i&gt; by <b>David McCullough</b>

1776 by David McCullough. This is a military history of the first full year of the American Revolution, the year the nation was born. Most Americans remember July 4, 1776 for the Declaration of Independence, and they may know that ...

Source: http://cybraryreviews.blogspot.com/2008/11/1776-by-david-mccullough.html

Thursday, January 15, 2009

This Pilgrim&#39;s Progress: American Idol Season 8 Auditions: Kansas <b>...</b>

... Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card; Farenheit 451, Ray Bradbury; Gates of the Alamo, Stephen Harrigan; John Adams, David McCullough; Marie Antoinette: The Journey, Antonia Fraser; Master of the Senate, Robert Caro ...

Source: http://kathryn-thispilgrimsprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/american-idol-season-8-auditions-kansas.html

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Paul Levinson&#39;s Infinite Regress: Olbermann At It Again About 24

... David Anders (1); David Bamber (3); David Bowie (1); David Chase (2); David Duchovny (5); David Frum (1); David Gergen (2); David Gregory (4); David Hartwell (3); David Lavery (1); David McCullough (1); David Morrissey (2) ...

Source: http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/01/olbermann-at-it-again-about-24.html

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

FLP - Free Library Podcast

A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and National Book Award recipient, historian David McCullough has chronicled the greats of American history from John Adams to Harry Truman. In 1776, McCullough tackles the story of America's tumultuous ...

Source: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/podcast/?podcastID=325

Sunday, January 11, 2009

The Newsless Courier: Waste Not, Want Not as CCSD Issue

Wooden and unbelievable characters; maybe evokes some brief flashes of insight into the mayhem; _The Sun Also Rises_ by Ernest Hemingway--B: I try and try but still think Hemingway is highly overrated; _1776_ by David McCullough--B+: ...

Source: http://couriercritic.blogspot.com/2009/01/waste-not-want-not-as-ccsd-issue.html

Saturday, January 10, 2009

like to write stuff: &quot;Voice of this Generation&quot; Piece on Writing <b>...</b>

“1776” – David McCullough; 26. “23 Days In July: Lance Armstrong” – John Wilcockson; 25. “Aces” – Mychael Urban; 24. “All I Ever Did Was Ask” – Terry Gross; 23. “Ballad of the Whiskey Robber” – Julian Rubenstein; 22. ...

Source: http://liketowritestuff.blogspot.com/2009/01/voice-of-this-generation-piece-on.html

Friday, January 9, 2009

The Art of &quot;J-Walking &quot;: What I&#39;m Reading

1776, by David McCullough. I saw this Pulitzer Prize winning book was being sold at our church, and due to a love for American history, I decided to give it a spin. McCullough also wrote the Pulitzer Prize for his work telling the ...

Source: http://letter-j.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-im-reading.html

Thursday, January 8, 2009

<b>David McCullough</b> Rocks.

But then we watched the forty minute documentary about the author of Adams' biography, David McCullough, that followed. It made me happy. He's 80-ish, dapper, with a twinkle in his eye. And as he talked about what and why he writes, ...

Source: http://readandwritestuff.blogspot.com/2008/12/david-mccullough-rocks.html

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

History unlikely to be kind to Bush - Matthew Dallek - Politico.com

Some historians have taken unorthodox positions such as depicting Herbert Hoover as a “forgotten progressive.” David McCullough gave a big boost to Harry Truman’s historical reputation when he lionized him in his lengthy biography. ...

Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17073.html

Monday, January 5, 2009

Rock On, Chris John!: The Book Club - strike two?

Friday Night Lights - H.G. Bissinger; The Book Thief - Markus Zusak; The Storyteller's Daughter - Saira Shah; One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez; Till We Have Faces - C.S. Lewis; 1776 - David McCullough ...

Source: http://rockonchrisjohn.blogspot.com/2009/01/sometimes-i-sit-down-at-my-computer.html

Sunday, January 4, 2009

WataugaWatch

David McCullough's biography of John Adams. Yes, we know it's seven-years old. But so what? When we finally picked it up, we found we couldn't put it down ... all 700+ pages of it. The most absorbing historical biography we've read in ...

Source: http://www.wataugawatch.net/labels/Dale%20Forrest.html

Friday, January 2, 2009

The Real Goldmund: Belly Up

Recent Reads. David McCullough: Truman · Walter A. Mcdougall: Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era 1829-1877 · Ian W. Toll: Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy · David McCullough: John Adams ...

Source: http://jarrard.typepad.com/therealgoldmund/2009/01/belly-up.html

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Ayes Have It: Year in Books: 2008

The Chicago School (Johan Overtveldt); The Worldly Philosophers (Robert Heilbroner); Guardian of the Presidency (Matthew Dickinson and Elizabeth Neustadt); Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough); The Natural (Joe Klein); Hot, Flat, ...

Source: http://ayeshaveit.blogspot.com/2008/12/year-in-books-2008.html