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    The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
    The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
    The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
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    The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

    By David McCullough

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    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
    Release dateDec 1, 2009
    ISBN9781439190012
    The Course of Human Events: The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
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    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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    • 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.
    • 4/5
      The importance of education especially history, all my 5 children have postgraduate degrees
    • 5/5
      Well worth reading by anyone seeking to understand why History matters. Expectedly well researched and embellished.

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    The Course of Human Events

    Also By David McCullough

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    WASHINGTON, D.C.

    MAY 15, 2003

    Dr. Cole, ladies and gentlemen, to be honored as I am tonight in the capital of our country, in the presence of my family and many old friends, is for me almost an out-of-body experience. Had someone told me forty years ago, as I began work on my first book, trying to figure out how to go about it, that I would one day be standing here, the recipient of such recognition, I would, I think, have been stopped dead in my tracks.

    I’ve loved the work, all the way along—the research, the writing, the rewriting, so much that I’ve learned about the history of the nation and about human nature. I love the great libraries and archives where I’ve been privileged to work, and I treasure the friendships I’ve made with the librarians and archivists who have been so immensely helpful. I’ve been extremely fortunate in my subjects, I feel. The reward of the work has always been the

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