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    exciting novel, “1776” by David McCullough, McCullough puts faces and emotions to the commemorated events of the Revolutionary war, which makes this novel overpowering even when the outcome is already known. I choose this extraordinary book, due to the fact of how McCullough writes about the significant events, how he introduces many characters that at first overwhelming but he makes sure you remember them due to that they are very significant throughout the whole story and how McCullough manifests the

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    In his book 1776, David McCullough animates the events and people who fought for American freedom in a new light, bridging a gap between the past and the present. The events described in the novel encompasses the beginnings of the American Revolution during the year of the Declaration of Independence and, instead of putting the main focus on certain events or battles, McCullough emphasizes how the people involved may have felt throughout hardships, triumphs, and loss. In 1776 we see historical figures

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    David McCullough’s nonfiction book 1776 I believe is not just another boring summary of 1776, but a novel that tells a story about the remarkable year. This book takes place when General George Washington marched towards freedom or certain death. George Washington was an overall noble soldier and allowed many to march with him, nothing mattered not shape, size, or occupation. Against the English no other than, the British, The British army was a very skilled and dominant army led by Commander William

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    1776 is a historic book which is written by David McCullough 2005. David is an American Author, historian and lecturer, he born July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. I believe, 1776 is one of his seven or eight books. David McCullough’s 1776 is winner of the Pulitzer Prize and also he received the National Book Award for two of his books as well. In this book he describes detail about military history that happened in 1776. He also describes so many events and occurrences how the war went between

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    David McCullough is a prominent author and historian, who earned a degree in English literature from Yale University, and who is a winner of the National Book Award, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the most significant civilian award of the United States. He has been regarded as an “expert in the craft historical narrative.” Also, John Leonard, New York Times analyst, wrote that McCullough was “unable to compose a bad page of prose.” His works have

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    July.22.2015 McCullough, David G. 1776. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. Print. The author of 1776 is David McCullough. It was published by Simon & Schuster, New York, NY in the year of 2005. With his diploma from Yale, he jumped right into writing at Sports Illustrated in New York. While at American Heritage, he built a reputation of documenting accurate and real scenarios of how our history was made. Mr. McCullough then became enthralled with the politics of the day. Mr. McCullough also won many

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    Martin AP US History 14 October 2015 1776- David McCullough The year of 1776 is the most famous year, not only in the Revolutionary War, but in America’s history as well. In this best selling book, 1776, David McCullough decides to not focus so much on the continental congresses, but instead George Washington and his men’s experiences. This is about how the United States of America almost did not even exist and the War of Independence was nearly lost. McCullough is a very well known author and historian

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    1776: The Year That Led to Freedom In 1776, written by David McCullough, McCullough gives a fresh insight into the life of George Washington and the Continental Army. He speaks on the hardships and obstacles they faced during their battles with the British. Although the Continental Army dealt with losses of battles and painful waiting to attack or be attacked, I found the day to day issues the army faced to be intriguing and very interesting. Not only did the soldiers deal with the daily knowledge

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    times past and who we are.” McCullough believes that history repeats itself and that the past is not only a source of direction, but it is what shapes us. “There’s no such thing as a self-made man,” (290) he said. As we know, the revolutionary war allowed the creation of what we now know as the United States of America. “1776”, written by author David McCullough, invites us to be a part of America’s battle for

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    The book “1776” by David McCullough, tells the story of the revolutionary war and the leaders who led us to the victory. In the book, McCullough shows George Washington in a way I haven't seen before. He depicts Washington as a very popular person while being a great leader and father for our country. McCullough argues how critical and how important Washington and the year 1776 was to American history. McCullough shows this importance with the resilience of the American soldiers, the strong leadership

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