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.
- ISBN10 1439190011
- ISBN13 9781439190012
- Publish Date 1 December 2009 (first published 24 May 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Simon & Schuster
- Format eBook
- Pages 32
- Language English