“The Great Bridge,” a lengthy exploration of the Brooklyn Bridge’s construction, was ranked No. McCullough received the National Book Award for “The Path Between the Seas,” about the building of the Panama Canal and for “Mornings on Horseback,” a biography of Theodore Roosevelt and Pulitzers for “Truman,” in 1992, and for “John Adams” in 2002. He helped raise the reputations of Truman and Adams, and he started a wave of best-sellers about the American Revolution, including McCullough’s own “1776.” For years, from a wireless cottage on the grounds of his house on Martha’s Vineyard, McCullough completed works on a Royal Standard typewriter that changed minds and shaped the marketplace. And millions of readers, and the smaller circle of award givers, welcomed him above all others. But even peers who found flaws in his work praised his kindness and generosity.
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