Best-selling writer and award-winning American historian David McCullough died at the age of 89 on Sunday.
McCullough was known for writing multiple books on American history and winning two Pulitzer Prizes for his writings on American presidents Harry Truman in 1994 and John Adams in 2001.
The author died at his home in Hingham, Massachusetts, surrounded by his five children, Simon and Schuster announced in a press release. His wife, Rosalee, passed away two months ago.
It is with deep sorrow that Simon & Schuster shares the news that David McCullough died yesterday, Sunday, August 7. We were honored to be his publisher for 54 years and will miss him greatly.
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— Simon & Schuster (@simonschuster) August 8, 2022
McCullough’s first book was Johnstown Flood in 1968, based on the…
