From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of John Adams.
On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented The Course of Human Events as The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Lecture is a tribute to McCullough's lifetime investigation of history.
In this short speech, this master historian tracks his fascination with all things historical to his early days in Pittsburgh where he "learned to love history by way of books" in bookshops and at the local library.
McCullough eloquently leads us through the founding fathers' attraction to history, letting us in on his composition of 1776 as well as the Pulitzer Prize winning John Adams. His obvious affection for history is inspiring, because it encompasses the whole reach of the human drama. In McCullough's able hands, history truly "is a larger way of looking at life."
Author : Farah Ahmedi
Narrator : Masuda Sultan
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Length : 5 hours
Type : Autobiography
Women
World
Biographical
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Author : James Gleick
Narrator : Allan Corduner
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Length : 5 hours 30 minutes
Type : Historical
Social & Economic
Biographical
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James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform... See full description... |
Author : Herodotus
Narrator : Roy Marsden
Publisher : NAXOS
Length : 4 hours
Type : Classic Literature
Ancient
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Author : Benjamin Franklin
Narrator : Grover Gardner
Publisher : In Audio
Length : 5 hours 59 minutes
Type : Autobiography
Royalty and Heads of State
American
Biographical
Pre 1900
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Author : George Bush
Narrator : George Bush
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Length : 6 hours
Type : Politics
Autobiography
American
Biographical
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A Public Figure, A Private Man.
Read by President Bush, with Barbara Bush, Dorothy Bush Koch, Marvin Bush, Neil Bush, George P. Bush and Jonathan Bush
Though reticent in... See full description... |
