Pioneers - The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story: the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define the country.

About the author

David McCullough twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books are 1776, Brave Companions, The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge and The Greater Journey. He was the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. He died in August 2022, aged 89.

Summary

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story: the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define the country.

Additional text

“In his usual revealing style, McCullough has crafted another dynamic volume of American history. With clarity and incisiveness, he details the experience of a brave and broad-minded band of people who crossed raging rivers, chopped down forests, plowed miles of land, suffered incalculable hardships and braved a lonely frontier to forge a new American ideal. They were indeed the pioneers."

 

Product details

• Authors: David McCullough
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781501168703
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-6870-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), c 1500 onwards to present day, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799