David McCullough

Brave Companions

Portraits in History

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Produktbeschreibung

A hardcover reissue of a classic David McCullough book, featuring some of history's most daring and accomplished figures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon & Schuster
• Reissue
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 243mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9781668003541
• ISBN-10: 1668003546
• Artikelnr.: 62855190

Autorenporträt

David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for  Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers . He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
I Phenomena
CHAPTER ONE Journey to the Top of the World
CHAPTER TWO The American Adventure of Louis Agassiz
CHAPTER THREE The Unexpected Mrs. Stowe
II The Real West
CHAPTER FOUR Glory Days in Medora
CHAPTER FIVE Remington
III Pioneers
CHAPTER SIX Steam Road to El Dorado
CHAPTER SEVEN The Builders
CHAPTER EIGHT The Treasure from the Carpentry Shop
CHAPTER NINE Long-Distance Vision
IV Figures in a Landscape
CHAPTER TEN Cross the Blue Mountain
CHAPTER ELEVEN The Lonely War of a Good Angry Man
CHAPTER TWELVE Miriam Rothschild
CHAPTER THIRTEEN South of Kankakee: A Day with David Plowden
V On We Go
CHAPTER FOURTEEN Washington on the Potomac
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Extraordinary Times
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Recommended Itinerary
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Simon Willard's Clock
Index