Is the book 1776 by David McCullough revisionist history?

Answer 1

No it is not. Historical revisionism is the attempt to change commonly held ideas about the past. Bestselling historian and two-time Pulitzer winner McCullough has been called a "master of the art of narrative history." His books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Path Between the Seas, Mornings on Horseback, Brave Companions, Truman, and John Adams. His book, 1776, was a New York Times and Amazon bestseller. None of his books have ever been out of print, a rare feat for an author with many published works.

McCullough has been an editor, essayist, teacher, lecturer, and familiar presence on public television — as host of Smithsonian World, The American Experience, and narrator of numerous documentaries including Ken Burns' The Civil War and Napoleon. He has also narrated portions of the motion picture Seabiscuit. He is a past president of the Society of American Historians and has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has received 31 honorary degrees.

In December 2006, McCullough was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Not many living authors are as esteemed a historian as is David McCullough.

Answer 2

All history reflects some of the orientation, times & view of the historian. History is a dynamic thing because the people who read it are everchanging. The idea that there was only one "correct" view that covered all that happened portrays an incomplete understanding of how things come about, exist and intertwine with what came before, co-existed, and was to come. The "revisionist" label often says more about the familiarity of the labeler with some previously-held view than it does about the historian.

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Answer 3

McCullough typically focuses on how many U.S. presidents in times of crisis have consulted history for its instructive qualities. In this case George Washington. He promotes the thesis that the reading of history is a useful and edifying activity. The past is not only a source of instruction, but it has made us what we are. All of us are the products of our parents, teachers, and friends, as well as of the writers, artists, and other public figures who have had a hand in shaping our minds and characters. "There's no such thing as a self-made man," he said.

Answer 4

No it's the real thing. Read other books on the revolution for verification.

Answer 5

For example? What do you think was revisiionist about it?

Answer 6

ANYONE WHO SEES THIS please answer the question in the Books & Authors sections titled: 'Excerpt from "The Lord of the Flies"?' please.

Answer 7

why would you think that?