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.
"A tale of uplift, with the antislavery settlers embodying a vision
of all that was best about American values and American
ideals."
*The New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice*
“David McCullough has become perhaps our best-loved chronicler of
America’s past. . . . The Pioneers is the account not just of one
Ohio settlement but of myriad such places across America, where
innumerable immigrants (as the settlers were known) came to make a
fresh start in a strange land. It is a story as resonant today as
ever.”
*The Wall Street Journal*
“McCullough is among the most thoughtful and thorough historians of
the past two generations. . . . [A] great American mind.”
*The Guardian*
"McCullough is a master of research along with being a wonderful
storyteller. He takes the history of the area and turns what could
be dry and dull into vibrant and compelling tales. . .
. Lovers of history told well know that McCullough is one of
the best writers of our past, and his latest will only add to his
acclaim."
*Associated Press*
"To read The Pioneers is to understand that the settlement of
the Northwest Territory was, in some ways, a second phase of the
American Revolution – a messy experiment, touched by high ideals
and bitter conflicts, that still resonates in ways we’re only
beginning to grasp."
*Christian Science Monitor*
“Like McCullough's other books, The Pioneers succeeds
because of the author's strength as a storyteller. The book reads
like a novel, with a cast of fascinating characters that the
average reader isn't likely to know about. . . . A worthy
addition to McCullough's impressive body of work.”
*NPR.org*
"Readers will immediately recognize that storytelling is one of Mr.
McCullough’s great literary strengths. He consistently produces
engaging prose about a particular period of time, and makes history
come alive."
*The Washington Times*
"A lively history of the Ohio River region in the years between the
Revolution and the Civil War. . . . [McCullough's] narrative
abounds with well-recognized figures in American history—John
Quincy Adams, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Johnny Appleseed—while
highlighting lesser-known players. . . . Vintage McCullough and a
book that students of American history will find captivating."
*Kirkus Reviews (starred review)*
“In his usual revealing style, McCullough has crafted another
dynamic volume of American history. With clarity and incisiveness,
he details the experience of a brave and broad-minded band of
people who crossed raging rivers, chopped down forests, plowed
miles of land, suffered incalculable hardships and braved a lonely
frontier to forge a new American ideal. They were indeed the
pioneers."
*The Providence Journal*
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