David McCullough Quotes

When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.
David McCullough

Work, Book, Thought

When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair.
David McCullough

Long, Before, Read

With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his tracks in the war. When I got there, there was a certain satisfaction in finding I had it right - it does look like that.
David McCullough

War, Book, Before

You can't be a full participant in our democracy if you don't know our history.
David McCullough

History, Democracy, Full

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: July 7, 1933

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