Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Bunker Hill, winner of the New England Book Award; Sea of Glory; The Last Stand; Why Read Moby Dick?; and Away Off Shore. He lives in Nantucket.
"Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories...when
it comes to extremes, In the Heart of the Sea is right there."--The
Wall Street Journal
"A book that gets in your bones...Philbrick has created an eerie
thriller from a centuries old tale....Scrupulously researched and
eloquently written...it would have earned Melville's
admiration."--The New York Times Book Review
"Spellbinding."--Time"[Told] with verve and authenticity...a
classic tale of the sea."--San Francisco Chronicle"Nathaniel
Philbrick has taken one of the most horrifying stories in maritime
history and turned it into a classic....One of the most chilling
books I have ever read."--Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect
Storm
"Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories...when
it comes to extremes, In the Heart of the Sea is right
there."--The Wall Street Journal
"A book that gets in your bones...Philbrick has created an eerie
thriller from a centuries old tale....Scrupulously researched and
eloquently written...it would have earned Melville's
admiration."--The New York Times Book Review
"Spellbinding."--Time"[Told] with verve and authenticity...a
classic tale of the sea."--San Francisco Chronicle"Nathaniel
Philbrick has taken one of the most horrifying stories in maritime
history and turned it into a classic....One of the most chilling
books I have ever read."--Sebastian Junger, author of The
Perfect Storm
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