When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation.
The thrilling story of the Revolutionary War finale and a finalist for the George Washington Book Prize.
A surprising account of the middle years of the American Revolution, and the tragic relationship between George Washington and Benedict Arnold.
An in-depth look at the bloodiest battle of the Revolution and the blisteringly real origins of America.
The New York Times bestselling author of seagoing epics celebrates an American classic.
The Last Stand is a mesmerizing account of the archetypal story of the American West, one that continues to haunt our collective imagination.
A 2007 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History, Mayflower will be released in a new expanded trade paperback edition in June 2020 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Mayflower's arrival in Plymouth.
America’s first frontier was not the West; it was the sea—and no one writes more eloquently about that watery wilderness than Nathaniel Philbrick.
The riveting true story that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. In 2019, the National Endowment for the Arts selected In the Heart of the Sea for their NEA Big Read program.
A personal tale of how, as a 36-year-old stay-at-home dad on Nantucket, Nat launched a comeback as a Sunfish racer, training for the championship he had won 15 years before.
Philbrick's first book of history focuses on the real people (great and obscure, famous and infamous) behind one of America's most extraordinary success stories: Nantucket, the tiny island that became the whaling capital of the world.
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.
Adapted from the New York Times bestseller Mayflower specifically for younger readers, this edition includes additional maps, artwork, and archival photos.
A 2007 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History, Mayflower will be released in a new expanded trade paperback edition in June 2020 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Mayflower's arrival in Plymouth.
Mill Hill Press, 1998. The little known story of Nantucket’s Native past. Generously illustrated, including a detailed map of the island’s Indian place-names, this book brings a fresh and exciting perspective to Nantucket’s history.
Contemporary Press, 1987. A humorous look at the modern-day sailing scene, with illustrations by Gary Patterson.