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Nathaniel Philbrick (born 1 Jan 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American author and a winner of the National Book Award for his 2001 work of maritime history The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. He is probably the most prominent member of the Philbrick literary family.

Philbrick graduated from Taylor Allderdice Highs School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earned his bachelor's degree at Brown University, and his master's degree in American literature at Duke University.

He moved to Nantucket, Massachusetts in 1986, and is a leading authority on the history of the island.

He is the director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies and is a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association. He is a former intercollegiate All-American sailor and North American Sunfish champion. Philbrick has also written articles on sailing and American maritime history for Vanity Fair, the New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe. In 2002, he was named the Nathaniel Bowditch Maritime Scholar of the Year by the American Merchant Marine Museum. Philbrick has written extensively about sailing. His works include The Passionate Sailor and Second Wind: A Sailfish Sailor's Odyssey. He is also the editor of Yaahting, A Parody.

In May 2006, Philbrick published a new history of the founding of the Plymouth colony in the United States, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. The work won the Massachusetts Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in history and Los Angeles Times Book Award. On November 6, 2007, Philbrick shared research from this book at a campus forum at Brigham Young University.

His book about Battle of the Little Bighorn, The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, was published in May 2010.

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Total Books: 135
The Last Stand Custer Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Valiant Ambition George Washington Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution
2022 - Valiant Ambition George Washington Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution [The American Revolution Series] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780593511398
ISBN-10: 0593511395
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
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Travels with George In Search of Washington and His Legacy
In the Hurricane's Eye The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown
Second Wind A Sunfish Sailor an Island and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together
Ben's Revolution Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill
2017 - Ben's Revolution Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780399166747
ISBN-10: 0399166742
Genre: Children's Books
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Mayflower A Story of Courage Community and War
2015 - Mayflower a Story of Courage Community and War (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780451486394
ISBN-10: 0451486390
Genre: History
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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In the Heart of the Sea
2015 - In the Heart of the Sea (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781101997765
ISBN-10: 1101997761
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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In the Heart of the Sea The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
2015 - In the Heart of the Sea the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex [Movie Tie-in] (Paperback)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780143126812
ISBN-10: 0143126814
Genres: History, Travel, Engineering & Transportation
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Bunker Hill A City a Siege a Revolution
2014 - Bunker Hill a City a Siege a Revolution (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781594136931
ISBN-10: 1594136939
Genre: History
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Why Read MobyDick
2013 - Why Read Mobydick (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780143123972
ISBN-10: 0143123971
Genres: History, Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Bunker Hill
2013 - Bunker Hill (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780857520456
ISBN-10: 0857520458
Genre: History
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Away Off Shore Nantucket Island and Its People 16021890
2011 - Away Off Shore Nantucket Island and Its People 16021890 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780143120124
ISBN-10: 0143120123
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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The Last Stand Custer Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn
The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World
2009 - The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780142414583
ISBN-10: 0142414581
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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The Mayflower    the Pilgrims' New World
2008 - The Mayflower the Pilgrims' New World (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780399247958
ISBN-10: 0399247955
Genres: Children's Books, History, Teen & Young Adult
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Revenge of the Whale The True Story of the Whalesip Essex
2008 - Revenge of the Whale the True Story of the Whalesip Essex (Other)Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781435287389
ISBN-10: 143528738X
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The Mayflower Papers Selected Writings of Colonial New England
Dmonen der See
2006 - Dmonen Der See (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783442734955
ISBN-10: 3442734959
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Mayflower
2006 - Mayflower (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780786581054
ISBN-10: 0786581050
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Sea of Glory America's Voyage of Discovery  The US Exploring Expedition 18381842
2006 - Sea of Glory America's Voyage of Discovery the Us Exploring Expedition 18381842 [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780143058830
ISBN-10: 0143058835
Genre: History
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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