Nathaniel Philbrick: 14 books
Ben's Revolution
Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
History comes alive in this gripping account of a young boy caught up in the start of the Revolutionary War. Based on an episode in National Book Award–winning author Nathaniel Philbrick’s New York Times bestseller Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution, this engrossing story allows readers...
In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2001
**From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick.
Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in...
The First Thanksgiving
A Selection from Mayflower (Penguin Tracks)
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
The real story of the First Thanksgiving from the New York Times bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick
One of America’s most acclaimed historians takes on the nation’s First Thanksgiving, telling us the true story behind the tale we think we know so well. In this selection from the New...
The Last Stand
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
"An engrossing and tautly written account of a critical chapter in American history." --Los Angeles Times
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane's Eye, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mayflower, and Valiant Ambition, is a historian with a unique ability to bring history to life....
Sea of Glory
America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2004
**"A treasure of a book."—David McCullough
The harrowing story of a pathbreaking naval expedition that set out to map the entire Pacific Ocean, dwarfing Lewis and Clark with its discoveries, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye.**
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by Nathaniel Philbrick
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
A “brilliant and provocative” (The New Yorker) celebration of Melville’s masterpiece—from the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye
One of the greatest American novels finds its perfect contemporary champion in Why Read Moby-Dick?,...
In the Hurricane's Eye
The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review
The...
Away Off Shore
Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
A book about a tiny island with a huge history, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye.
“For everyone who loves Nantucket Island this is the indispensable book.” —Russell Baker
In his first book of history, Nathaniel Philbrick...
In the Heart of the Sea (Young Readers Edition)
The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
**The New York Times bestselling and National Book Award winning *In the Heart of the Sea, *soon to be a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, adapted by the author for young readers. **
On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within...
Second Wind
A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
**A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two.
“There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the...
Bunker Hill
A City, A Siege, A Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye tells the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution, in this "masterpiece of narrative and perspective." (Boston Globe)
Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied...
Mayflower
A Story of Courage, Community, and War
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2006
**"Vivid and remarkably fresh...Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for the ages."--**The New York Times Book Review
Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History
New York Times Book Review Top Ten books of the Year
How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed...
Valiant Ambition
George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
**A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold, from the New York Times bestselling author of In The Heart of the Sea, Mayflower, and In the Hurricane's Eye.
"May be one of the greatest...
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Mayflower!
After a dangerous journey across the Atlantic, the Mayflower?s passengers were saved from certain destruction with the help of the Natives of the Plymouth region. For fifty years a fragile peace was maintained as Pilgrims and Native Americans...