Bookish Diversions: David McCullough, RIP
Remembering an American Historian, His Life and Influence, What Motivated His Work, More

¶ David McCullough:
History helps us keep a sense of proportion.
—from his 2003 Jefferson Lecture.
¶ We lost a big one this week. David McCullough, award-winning historian and author of many wonderful books, including a landmark biography of John Adams, died Sunday, just two months after his wife and literary partner, Ro…


