Brave Companions
by David McCullough
Seventeen essays on people McCullough admired: Humboldt, Agassiz, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Roeblings, Conrad Richter, and others. A sampler of his method and enthusiasms.
Read it if…
you want McCullough in short pieces.
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Skip it if…
you want a single narrative.
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Three things you will actually use
- Curiosity is a life's engine.
- Character is shown in work.
- Admire deliberately.
Do this first
Read the essays on Humboldt and on the Roeblings.
Our verdict
McCullough, in essays.
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