David McCullough Great Moments in History E-Book · Box Set · 1776, the Johnstown Flood, Path Between the Seas, the Great Bridge, the Course of Human Events by McCullough, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Contents 1776

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Epigraph Part I: The Siege

Chapter One: Sovereign Duty Chapter Two: Rabble in Arms Chapter Three: Dorchester Heights

Part II: Fateful Summer

Chapter Four: The Lines Are Drawn Chapter Five: Field of Battle

Part III: The Long Retreat

Chapter Six: Fortune Frowns Chapter Seven: Darkest Hour

Acknowledgments Source Notes Bibliography Index

The Johnstown Flood

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Acknowledgments Contents List of Illustrations Epigraph Chapter I: The sky was red Chapter II: Sailboats on the mountain Chapter III: “There’s a man came from the lake.” Chapter IV: Rush of the torrent Photo Insert Chapter V: “Run for your lives!” Chapter VI: A message from Mr. Pitcairn Chapter VII: In the valley of death Chapter VIII: “No pen can describe…” Chapter IX: “Our misery is the work of man.” List of Victims Bibliography Index

The Path Between the Seas

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Book One: The Vision 1870-1894

Threshold The Hero Consensus of One Distant Shores The Incredible Task Soldiers Under Fire Downfall The Secrets of Panama

Book Two: Stars and Stripes Forever 1890-1904

Theodore the Spinner The Lobby Against All Odds Adventure by Trigonometry Remarkable Revolution Envoy Extraordinary

Book Three: The Builders 1904-19141

The Imperturbable Dr. Gorgas Panic John Stevens The Man with the Sun in His Eyes The Chief Point of Attack Life and Times Triumph

Afterword Acknowledgments Notes Sources Index

The Great Bridge

Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Author’s Note Part One

1. The Plan 2. Man of Iron 3. The Genuine Language of America 4. Father and Son 5. Brooklyn 6. The Proper Person to See 7. The Chief Engineer

Part Two

8. All According to Plan 9. Down in the Caisson 10. Fire 11. The Past Catches Up 12. How Natural, Right, and Proper 13. The Mysterious Disorder 14. The Heroic Mode

Part Three

15. At the Halfway Mark 16. Spirits of ‘76 17. A Perfect Pandemonium 18. Number 8, Birmingham Gauge 19. The Gigantic Spinning Machine 20. Wire Fraud 21. Emily 22. The Man in the Window 23. And Yet the Bridge Is Beautiful 24. The People’s Day

Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index

The Course of Human Events