David Rubel - Author, Historian, Speaker

A nationally recognized author, speaker, and historian, David writes enduring books of American history. His collaborators have included Pulitzer Prize-winners Joseph J. Ellis and James M. McPherson, Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein, and President Jimmy Carter.

On this website, you can learn more about David, his books, and his upcoming appearances. You can watch or listen to interviews that David has given in the past or read David’s blog to follow his current work. You can even add to your culinary repertoire.

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If I Had a Hammer
Building Homes and Hope with Habitat for Humanity

By David Rubel with a
foreword by Jimmy Carter

This is an inspiring book, telling how ideas starting on a little farm in Georgia have grown to a worldwide movement bringing people together. How? Read it.
— Pete Seeger

If I Had a Hammer is a remarkable tale about an even more remarkable movement. The book chronicles how hope can be transformative for families and volunteers alike. For both young and old, the saga of Habitat for Humanity is a story for the ages—past, present and future.
— Nicolas P. Retsinas
Joint Center for Housing Studies
Harvard University

Learn more about this book

Upcoming

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project
November 15-20, 2009
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Join David at the annual Habitat for Humanity build or read about his experience in Thailand on his blog.