When I heard the news of historian David McCullough’s death on Aug. 7, I immediately flashed back to reading his book “The Wright Brothers” while vacationing at the Outer Banks this summer.

Any David McCullough-authored biography is a reading ... books — can fascinate readers in the author’s style. “The Wright Brothers” provides the perfect example. Most people know about ...

David McCullough (July 7 ... including one about Orville and Wilbur Wright. In 1968 McCullough published his first work of history: “The Johnstown Flood: the Incredible Story Behind One of ...

He indulged his affection for Paris with the 2011 release of "The Greater Journey" and for aviation with the bestseller on The Wright brothers that came out in 2015. David McCullough was a ...

David McCullough has died ... He wrote about epic figures, from Theodore Roosevelt to the Wright Brothers. McCullough seemed undaunted by his topics; they were fun for him and he made the subjects ...