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    The Course of Human Events
    The Course of Human Events
    The Course of Human Events
    Audiobook38 minutes

    The Course of Human Events

    Written by David McCullough

    Narrated by David McCullough

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    About this audiobook

    Forty years after his first book, David McCullough wrote and presented his speech, The Course of Human Events, in the 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, in which he divulges his philosophy on writing, speaking, and history in his masterful storytelling style.

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMay 24, 2005
    ISBN9780743552011
    The Course of Human Events
    Author

    David McCullough

    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.

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    • 4/5
      Enjoyed the author, content of book was decent, enjoyed audiobook

      4 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A great Listen on the 4th!
      I wish the grade schools would teach history from a personal perspective in this grammatical style. It makes history realistic with life's details of the individuals of the time.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      DM at his best. Perfection

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Perhaps the best summary of why history is relevant, The study of history is not stagnate and even things commonly read you as the reader can understand a new revelation;; t
      This lecture sparks a pilgrim soul in those who ventures the undertaking
    • 5/5
      David McCullough is so thoughtful. Every time I think I'm an expert, and then listen to McCullough, I find out that I'm an amateur.
    • 5/5
      This is a 38 minute talk by David McCullough who when he was in the need of cash between books would become the narrator for documentaries. It would be a pleasure to hear him speak if he was only giving you directions. Here he speaks with passion about our history as a people.
    • 5/5
      a fascinating mix of McCoullough's personal feelings about history, and insights on the War of Independence
    • 5/5
      This is not the whole book and only a teaser.
    • 5/5
      I highly recommend this lecture. Could not put it down.
    • 1/5
      Only the introduction!!! Where’s the rest??
    • 5/5
      This touching talk is about the complex people, circumstances and ideas that shaped our republic and why we, citizens, must embrace historical knowledge and use to help maintain and grow our democracy in a changing world.
    • 5/5
      Always a great read by David McCullough!! He strives to make the importance of history a must by ALL ages. This short narrative is a prime example of that. He teaches us about history without the boring and bane experience of dry prose!! Keep on writing great books Mr. McCullough because we are here waiting to read them!!
    • 5/5
      This is an elegant discourse on the history of "us" as well as the reasons history is "us". David McCullough is a master of language and a brilliant painter of thought. Grounded in scholarship, this lecture is for everyone with curiosity and it is a remarkable remembrance from whence we came as a nation.
    • 5/5
      Superbly insightful and so well written and said. That’s all.
    • 2/5
      Not really a book...more like an academic lecture. While the subject matter is entertaining and motivating, the author's delivery is academic--many long parenthetical phrases that make comprehension difficult but communicate precisely. Maybe, i did not get the point, exactly, but I'd rather spend my time elsewhere and I'm glad that I borrowed it and did not have to pay for it.