Authors on Audio: A Conversation with David McCullough
- By Talmage Boston
- May 8, 2019
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Throughout his illustrious career, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough has chronicled everything from natural disasters (The Johnstown Flood) to singular American figures (John Adams; The Wright Brothers; Truman). In his new book, The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West, he trains his eye on the men who tamed the Ohio Country. McCullough recently spoke with author/attorney Talmage Boston about his latest release.
Listen to the podcast here. (And click here to read the Independent’s review of The Pioneers.)