Author David McCullough, 89, Dies At Home In Massachusetts

HINGHAM, MA — Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough died at his home in Hingham on Sunday. He was 89.

During a more than 50-year career, McCullough published books on topics ranging from the Declaration of Independence to the Panama Canal. He won Pulitzers for biographies about John Adams and Harry Truman.

McCullough also provided narration for movies and documentaries, including the Kens Burn docuseries "The Civil War" and the Steven Spielberg film "Seabiscuit."

McCullough was born in Pittsburgh, studied English literature at Yale and later worked for the magazines American Heritage and Sports Illustrated. His first novel "The Johnstown Flood" was published in 1968, and detailed the deadly 1889 flood that killed over 2,200 people.

He won his first Pulitzer in 1992 for the biography "Truman." His followup, "John Adams," won a Pulitzer in 2001. While living in Massachusetts, McCullough taught at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and Cornell University. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.