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Key ideas from the book
- The profiles introduce people whose achievements shaped history or changed how the world was seen.
- The subjects range from explorers and scientists to writers, pilots, advocates and photographers.
- The collection brings together stories from varied periods and fields rather than following a single historical subject.
- Readers gain a biographical perspective on the lives and times of its featured figures.
About Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough
David McCullough’s collection of historical profiles ranges across people whose work shaped events or changed how others understood the world. Its subjects include explorer Alexander von Humboldt, writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, scientist Louis Agassiz, pilots Charles and Anne Lindbergh, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Beryl Markham, and photographer David Plowden.
The portraits connect exploration, science, literature, aviation and American history, including the story of Kentucky lawyer Harry Caudill and his efforts to draw attention to Appalachia. Readers interested in biographical writing and the lives behind historical change will find a varied set of subjects, brought into the times they knew through McCullough’s storytelling.
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