A review by lhdolan
Brave Companions: Portraits in History by David McCullough

5.0

I picked this book up and finished it in two days, putting it down only because I was forced to by tasks assigned by companion, meals and sleep. McCullough writes history like no one else for me and especially shines in bringing forth the character of any individual he writes about. This collection was assembled in 1992, the essays within written over a period of 20 years prior. Many notes taken and lists of additional reading required were made as I read it. And, as I read the final essays in Section V, "On We Go", I realized I had tears in my eyes. Donald Trump has just been made the Republican presidential nominee. That there is even a scintilla of a chance that he could win makes the blood run cold. I suspect history is of little consequence to him and these essays make that a frightening prospect.