| International Standard Book Number |
9781420527902 (large print ; hardcover alk. paper)
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| International Standard Book Number |
1420527908 (large print ; hardcover alk. paper)
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| Personal Name |
McCullough, David G., author, editor.
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| Title Statement |
History matters / David McCullough ; edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill ; foreword by Jon Meacham.
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| Edition Statement |
Large print edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
[Waterville, Maine] : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
275 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Preface / by Dorie McCullough Lawson -- Foreword by Jon Meacham -- Part one: Why history? Why history ; American values ; Take luck to heart ; The good work of America ; "The Art of Biography" (The Paris Review interview) -- Part two: Figures in a landscape. Thomas Eakins ; Harriet Beecher Stowe in Paris ; A conversation about George ; Harry S. Truman -- Part three: Influences. The love of learning ; Tribute to Vincent Scully ; Getting through to Schlesinger ; Tribute to Paul Horgan ; Accuracy and imagination: tribute to Herman Wouk ; Favorite and influential books ; A book on every bed -- Part four: On writing. The good, hard work of writing well ; A bit of history about my typewriter ; Reading and writing: a recommended reading list ; History and art.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"History Matters brings together selected essays by historian David McCullough on the importance of history in understanding our present and future. McCullough shares his early influences, from the books he cherished in his youth to the people who mentored him. He also pays homage to those who inspired him, such as writer Paul Horgan and painter Thomas Eakins, illustrating the diverse influences on his writing as well as the influence of art. Rich with McCullough's signature grace, curiosity, and narrative gifts, History Matters is testament to his legacy as one of the great storytellers of this nation's history and of the lasting promise of American ideals"-- Back cover.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Large type books.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Political leadership.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Historiography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Historians.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States Historiography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
United States History.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Essays.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Speeches.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Meacham, Jon, writer of foreword.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Hill, Mike, 1953- editor.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Lawson, Dorie McCullough, editor.
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