Learning from History
Gulf Coast Community Foundation has found a spiritual partner of sorts in historian David McCullough. His prize-winning books tell the stories of great people who have changed our country and world. But McCullough insists that it’s the communities they came from—the places and the people who shaped them—that enabled these individuals to achieve greatness. That’s a guiding truth we hold to be self-evident as a community foundation.
I’ve thought a lot about McCullough’s wise take on American history and Americans’ potential as we prepare to welcome him for a luncheon in March. Here are a few reasons why his approaching visit excites me and lessons he might illuminate for our community.
To read more, please visit SRQ Magazine to read Mark Pritchett's January 21 SRQ Daily guest column.
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