Nathaniel Philbrick
Born 1950s.
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Biography
Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author and a member of the Philbrick literary family. He won the year 2000 National Book Award for his maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex.[1]
Nathaniel Philbrick was born on June 11, 1956, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Marianne (Dennis) and Thomas Philbrick, a professor of English. He moved to Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1986, and is a leading authority on the history of the island.[2]
Other well-known works include;
- Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
- Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution
- Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
- The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
- The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World
- Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
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