[While writing history], I've kept the most interesting company imaginable with people long gone. Some I've come to know better than many I know in real life, since in real life we don't get to read other people's mail.
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About David McCullough
David McCullough was a 20th-century American historian and author. David Gaub McCullough was an American popular historian and author. He was a two-time winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation