| |  | Author: David Mccullough
Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 552043
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 6.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0131401041
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.073
EAN: 9780131401044
ASIN: 0131401041
Publication Date: November 1991
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 Excellent historical portraits April 7, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is an outstanding collection of historical portraits, each of which stand alone. McCullough's passion for history, as well as his excellent research and writing, shine through in every piece. Particularly notable are those pieces that extend beyond historical to analysis, such as the chapter on early aviators and their philosophical view. The chapter "Recommended Itinerary" (a commencement address) is stirring. Because of the length of the pieces, the common significant investment in interest and time required for history is not a factor here, and the breadth of the pieces is particularly attractive for someone with a general interest in history.
 This was a poorly written, confusing, waste of time to all. September 15, 1999
2 out of 71 found this review helpful
I have no comment on this book except to discourage anyone who feel like reading it. This book was pointless.
 One of the Best History writers around September 6, 1998
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Anything David Mccullough writes I will be more than happy to read. He must feel history in his bones because nobody does it better. Never boring, he must have a special relationship with the past. And he translates that special understanding to the reader. Thank you David for being so darn good.
Hidden Gems of History April 8, 1998
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
McCullough shows that history is more than great men and great events. One only needs to read about the discovery of lost and forgotten blueprints of the Brooklyn Bridge to see a new window open on events that we all thought we knew about. The joy of reading anything by McCullough is that he takes you on a guided tour of captivating people, places and events that have been glossed over by more so-called grteat events and people. McCullough does this with a great passion and an understanding that the readers are not always college scholars, but real people who expereince life on a simpler level, people who can relate to the ordinary progress and pace of life. Brave Companions is a book that opens the door to new insights of history, and the door is open to eveyone.
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