![]() ![]() The Johnstown Flood, inspired by the great catastrophe that struck his native region in 1889, was an unexpected bestseller in 1968. He wrote his first book at night and on weekends while working full-time. In 1964, he became a full-time editor and writer for American Heritage, the publisher he sometimes calls “my graduate school.” By this time David and Rosalee had married and started a family. “Swept up by the excitement of the Kennedy era,” he moved to Washington and became an editor and writer at the United States Information Agency. After college McCullough moved to New York City and worked as an editorial assistant at Sports Illustrated. While at Yale, he met his future wife, Rosalee Barnes, a student at Vassar. As a student at Yale he met the author Thornton Wilder, and after considering careers in politics and in the arts, was inspired to become an author. Massie presents David McCullough with the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award during the 1985 Summit in Denver, Colorado.ĭavid McCullough was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AugAwards Council member and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. ![]()
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