The author of several bestselling books of narrative history, Nathaniel Philbrick (b. 1956) won the National Book Award in Nonfiction for In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, which was later adapted into a popular film. Further books include The Last Stand, on the Battle of Little Bighorn, as well as Bunker Hill and Valiant Ambition, both on the American Revolution. He lives on Nantucket Island.

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Title: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown (B&N Exclusive Edition), Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Title: Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Author: Nathaniel Philbrick