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My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and intere
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"My shorthand answer is that I try to write the kind of book that I would like to read. If I can make it clear and interesting and compelling to me, then I hope maybe it will be for the reader"

- David McCullough

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by David McCullough somewhere between July 7, 1933 and today. He/she was a famous Historian from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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