The Award Tally
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David McCullough

5

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4

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71

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Books from David McCullough that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. Mornings on Horseback cover
    Mornings on Horseback

    1982

    24

    score

    • WonNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1982)Major
    • WonLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (1981)
    • ShortlistedPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1982)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870–1914 cover
    The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870–1914

    1977

    16

    score

    • WonNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1978)Major
    • ShortlistedNational Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (1977)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  3. Truman cover
    Truman

    1992

    16

    score

    • WonPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (1993)Major
    • ShortlistedNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1992)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  4. John Adams cover
    John Adams

    2001

    15

    score

    • WonPulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography (2002)Major
    • ShortlistedLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography (2001)
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Tiya Miles39 score
  2. 2Adam Higginbotham36 score
  3. 3Roxanna Asgarian35 score
  4. 4Kathleen DuVal33 score
  5. 5Beverly Gage32 score
  6. 6Les Payne and Tamara Payne31 score
  7. 7Ed Yong30 score
  8. 8Ada Ferrer26 score
  9. 9Greg Grandin26 score
  10. 10Ned Blackhawk25 score

Most Prolific Authors

  1. 1Anne Applebaum8 books
  2. 2George F. Kennan7 books
  3. 3Jill Lepore7 books
  4. 4John McPhee7 books
  5. 5Steve Coll7 books
  6. 6Steven Pinker6 books
  7. 7Adam Hochschild5 books
  8. 8David Levering Lewis5 books
  9. 9Deirdre Bair5 books
  10. 10Garry Wills5 books