The Course of Human Events
A Historical, North American Hi..., Nonfiction book. For a free, self-governing people, something more than a vague familiarity with history is essential, if...
FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMS On May 15th, 2003 David McCullough presented The Course of Human Events as The 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities in Washington, DC. The Jefferson Lecture is a tribute to McCullough's lifetime investigation of history. In this short speech, this master historian tracks his fascination with all things historical to his early days in Pittsburgh where he "learned to love history by way of books" in bookshops and at the local library. McCullough eloquently leads us through the founding fathers' attraction to history, letting us in on his composition of 1776 as well as the Pulitzer Prize winning John Adams. His obvious affection for history is inspiring, because it encompasses the whole reach of the human drama. In McCullough's able hands, history truly "is a larger way of looking at life."
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I must study politics and war [he wrote] that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study paintings, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain. David McCullough, The Course of Human Events // For a free, self-governing people, something more than a vague familiarity with history is essential, if we are to hold on to and sustain our freedom. David McCullough, The Course of Human Events // UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia UGA\Q744043126,UGA,,University of Georgia David McCullough, The Course of Human Events //
McCullough makes great points about the importance of being well-read and well-rounded; knowing your history and science and art and everything else. And it went quick! Barely more than half an hour of audio, read by the author. It's cool when you listen to one of your favorite authors talking about the books that influenced them when they were children, and realizing that you love some of the same books. The way McCullough talk about the book Ben and Me, in which the mouse Amos befriends Benjamin Franklin and tells the reader about Franklin's life, journeys,... McCullough is always a fun read. This is a very short, inspiring lecture on history as a valuable subject of study.
