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John Adams
- Hardcover, 751 pages
1776
- CD/Spoken Word, 10 sound discs (ca. 12 hr.)
NPR stories about David McCullough
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A Way With Words, Money, Crime And Secrets
May 17, 2012 Novelist Tayari Jones explores a father's deception of his family, while historian David McCullough looks at 19th-century Americans in Paris, Roy Blount Jr. revels in verbal curiosities, writer Bill James reflects on true-crime stories, and journalist Diana Henriques probes the Ponzi scheme of Bernie Madoff.
Monkey See
Like Books? Like NPR? We Invite You To Explore The New NPR Books!
August 12, 2011 Have you had a chance to poke around the new NPR Books yet? We've given it a heck of an overhaul. Here's the how, what and why — and an invitation to explore.
Fine Art
The Best Of The Louvre, On A Single Canvas
July 3, 2011 Samuel Morse, best known as the inventor of the telegraph, was also an accomplished painter. His masterpiece, Gallery of the Louvre, was a composite painting of Italian Renaissance works he created as a way to bring the culture of Europe home to America.
Book Reviews
Historical Summer Reads To Transport You Back In Time
June 2, 2011 When book critic Maureen Corrigan was a kid, her family would pile into the car for trips to sites of historical interest. For Corrigan, summer has always been the season for traveling back to a bygone age — either by hitting the road or hitting the books.
Around the Nation
John Adams' Legacy Revisited in HBO Series
April 15, 2008 After a difficult term in office, John Adams, America's first vice president and second president, was chronically under-recognized. But a biography of Adams sparked a reconsideration of the founding father's legacy, which now springs to life in an HBO mini-series.
Books
The Art of War: An Illustrated '1776'
October 4, 2007 Paintings from the Revolutionary War provide historians with as much insight as the written word, author David McCullough says. In a new illustrated version of his best-seller 1776, he catalogues a sometimes flawed but earnest visual record of America's birth.
Not Your Usual Summer Reading
July 29, 2005 For some, the summer is a time to indulge in frothy beach reading: the latest chick lit or globetrotting, highly unbelievable thriller. But book critic Maureen Corrigan has taken a different tack this year: She's catching up on more substantial reading that she hasn't had time for yet.
Author Interviews
'1776' Takes Readers to the Battlefront
July 1, 2005 David McCullough tells Steve Inskeep about his new book 1776. The book chronicles the battles George Washington's army fought to win independence for America from Britain.
Books
Slate's History Book Blitz: '1776' as History and Myth
May 18, 2005 Madeleine Brand talks with Slate columnist David Greenberg about the ongoing tension among historians over how to make history accessible without compromising the facts. The discussion comes as award-winning author David McCullough releases his latest work, 1776, detailing the military strategies of both armies during the American Revolution.
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Author Interviews
A Quest For Roots Uncovers Ordinary People
Lawrence Jackson went on a quest to find his late grandfather's home in Virginia.
