
David McCullough American Presidents E-Book Box Set
John Adams, Mornings on Horseback, Truman, The Course of Human Events
David McCullough(Autor*in)
Simon + Schuster LLC (Verlag)
Erschienen am 24. Mai 2011
2384 Seiten
978-1-4516-5815-6 (ISBN)
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Beschreibung
From ?America's most beloved biographer, David McCullough? (Time)?a collection of his bestselling biographies of American Presidents.
This ebook box set features David McCullough's award-winning biographies of American Presidents.
John Adams is the magisterial, Pulitzer Prize?winning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nation's founders and most important figures, who became our second president.
Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant National Book Award?winning biography of young Theodore Roosevelt's metamorphosis from sickly child to a vigorous, intense man poised to become a national hero and then president.
Truman is the Pulitzer Prize?winning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea.
Including a special bonus: The Course of Human Events. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in history's enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.
This ebook box set features David McCullough's award-winning biographies of American Presidents.
John Adams is the magisterial, Pulitzer Prize?winning biography of the independent, irascible Yankee patriot, one of our nation's founders and most important figures, who became our second president.
Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant National Book Award?winning biography of young Theodore Roosevelt's metamorphosis from sickly child to a vigorous, intense man poised to become a national hero and then president.
Truman is the Pulitzer Prize?winning biography of Harry Truman, the complex and courageous man who rose from modest origins to make momentous decisions as president, from dropping the atomic bomb to going to war in Korea.
Including a special bonus: The Course of Human Events. In this Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, David McCullough draws on his personal experience as a historian to acknowledge the crucial importance of writing in history's enduring impact and influence, and he affirms the significance of history in teaching us about human nature through the ages.
Weitere Details
Auflage
Boxed Set
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Editions-Typ
Kombinierte Ausgabe
Dateigröße
9,18 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4516-5815-6 (9781451658156)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Person
David McCullough
Inhalt
- Cover
- Contents
- John Adams
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Part 1
- Chapter One: The Road to Philadelphia
- Chapter Two: True Blue
- Chapter Three: Colossus of Independence
- Part 2
- Chapter Four: Appointment to France
- Chapter Five: Unalterably Determined Abigail in Paris
- Chapter Six: Abigail in Paris
- Chapter Seven: London
- Part 3
- Chapter Eight: Heir Apparent
- Chapter Nine: Old Oak
- Chapter Ten: Statesman
- Chapter Eleven: Rejoice Ever More
- Chapter Twelve: Journey's End
- Acknowledgments
- Source Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Mornings On Horseback
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Author's Note
- Part One
- Chapter One: Greatheart's Circle
- Chapter Two: Lady from the South
- Chapter Three: Grand Tour
- Chapter Four: A Disease of the Direst Suffering
- Chapter Five: Metamorphosis
- Part Two
- Chapter Six: Uptown
- Chapter Seven: The Moral Effect
- Chapter Eight: Father and Son
- Part Three
- Chapter Nine: Harvard
- Chapter Ten: Especially Pretty Alice
- Chapter Eleven: Home Is the Hunter
- Chapter Twelve: Politics
- Chapter Thirteen: Strange and Terrible Fate
- Chapter Fourteen: Chicago
- Chapter Fifteen: Glory Days
- Chapter Sixteen: Return
- Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Photo Credits
- Truman
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Epigraph
- Part One: Son of the Middle Border
- Chapter 1: Blue River Country
- Chapter 2: Model Boy
- Chapter 3: The Way of the Farmer
- Chapter 4: Soldier
- Part Two: Politician
- Chapter 5: Try, Try Again
- Chapter 6: The Senator from Pendergast
- Chapter 7: Patriot
- Chapter 8: Numbered Days
- Part Three: To the Best of My Ability
- Chapter 9: The Moon, the Stars, and All the Planets
- Chapter 10: Summer of Decision
- Part Four: Mr. President
- Chapter 11: The Buck Stops Here
- Chapter 12: Turning Point
- Chapter 13: The Heat in the Kitchen
- Chapter 14: Fighting Chance
- Part Five: Weight of the World
- Chapter 15: Iron Man
- Chapter 16: Commander in Chief
- Chapter 17: Final Days
- Part Six: Back Home
- Chapter 18: Citizen Truman
- Acknowledgments
- Source Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Photo Credits
- The Course of Human Events
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Washington, D. C. May 15, 2003
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