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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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
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A Night to Remember: The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
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by Walter Lord, Nathaniel Philbrick (Introduction)
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
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Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
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In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
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Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
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Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
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Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
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Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
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Why Read Moby-Dick?
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Why Read Moby-Dick?
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Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
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