JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Back in the 1960s, David McCullough, then a writer working on his first book, came to the Johnstown area to research the historic May 31, 1889 flood. He dug through newspaper ...

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Back in the 1960s, David McCullough, then a writer working on his first book, came to the Johnstown area to research the historic May 31, 1889, flood. He dug through newspaper ...

David McCullough once said that it was only later in life that he realized how his award-winning career was influenced by growing up in Pittsburgh. “I grew up in a town, a city with such an abundance ...

While the South Fork Dam did not break until May 31, 1889, unleashing 20 million tons of water in a deadly wave, it was ...

There’s a small, unusual author’s revelation buried in the pages of the last book to bear the name of David McCullough, the historian who single-handedly revived the reputation of two presidents (John ...

The sky was red -- Sailboats on the mountain -- "There's a man came from the lake." -- Rush of the torrent -- "Run for your lives!" -- A message from Mr. Pitcairn -- In the valley of death -- "No pen ...

(AP) A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 are still ...

NEW YORK — David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects including the Brooklyn Bridge and Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the ...

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to Presidents John Adams and Harry Truman made him among the most ...