Bestselling historical writer and two-time Pulitzer winner David McCullough follows up his biography John Adams by focusing on an historic time rather than an individual: the momentous 12 months in the fight for independence. "1776" describes how a group of ragtag farmers were able to defeat the world's greatest empire with a great deal of suffering, determination, ingenuity, and, as McCullough notes, luck.

In this lecture from the Cambridge Forum David McCullough delivers anecdotes from his bestselling American history work "1776."  McCullough expresses how remarkable of a story this year in American history was and draws us in with details from the comprehensive research he conducted on this era. At the end of the lecture he answers a number of questions from the audience.

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