Nathaniel Philbrick
Forfatter af In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Om forfatteren
Nathaniel Philbrick was born in Boston Massachusetts on June 11, 1956. He received a bachelor's degree in English from Brown University and a master's degree in American literature from Duke University. In 1978, he was Brown University's first Intercollegiate All-American sailor and he won the vis mere Sunfish North Americans in Barrington, Rhode Island. After graduate school, he worked for four years at Sailing World magazine. Afterward, he worked as a freelancer for a number of years and wrote/edited several sailing books including Yachting: A Parody. After moving to Nantucket in 1986, he became interested in the history of the island and wrote Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People. In 2000 he published In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. A motion picture of the book was released in December 2015. His other books include Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition; Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War; The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn; Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution; Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, and In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Serier
Værker af Nathaniel Philbrick
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (2003) 1,714 eksemplarer
The Last Stand : Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (2010) 1,547 eksemplarer
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (2016) 1,154 eksemplarer
In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown (The American Revolution Series) (2018) 678 eksemplarer
Second Wind: A Sunfish Sailor, an Island, and the Voyage That Brought a Family Together (1998) 54 eksemplarer
Miscarriage of justice 1 eksemplar
[Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War] [By: Philbrick, Nathaniel] [April, 2007] 1 eksemplar
Heart of the Sea. Le origini di Moby Dick 1 eksemplar
Sea Stories Collection: "In the Heart of the Sea", "The Perfect Storm", "Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea" (2001) — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the Fate of the American Revolution; Valiant Ambition 1 eksemplar
George Washington and the Victory of Yorktown 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Island Practice: Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor (2012) — Forord, nogle udgaver — 76 eksemplarer
Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival (Adrenaline) (2001) — Bidragyder — 29 eksemplarer
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Autumn 2004 (2004) — Author "Young Ambition: Charles Wilkes' Antarctic Adventure" — 7 eksemplarer
Hebbes 1 — Bidragyder — 2 eksemplarer
Satte nøgleord på
Almen Viden
- Kanonisk navn
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Fødselsdato
- 1956-06-11
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Bopæl
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA - Uddannelse
- Brown University (BA|1978 ∙ English)
Duke University (MA|1980 ∙ American Literature)
Linden Elementary School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - Erhverv
- maritime historian
journalist - Relationer
- Philbrick, Thomas (father)
Philbrick, Charles (uncle) - Organisationer
- Egan Institute of Maritime Studies
Nantucket Historical Association
Sailing World
Boston Athenæum - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Nathaniel Bowditch Maritime Scholar of the Year (2002)
Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize (2003)
National Book Award (2000)
Albion-Monroe Award (2005)
America and the Sea Award (2015)
Byrne Waterman Award (vis alle 15)
Samuel Eliot Morison Award
Harris Collection Literary Award (2017)
George Washington Book Prize (2017)
James P. Hanlon Book Award (2017)
Harry M. Ward Book Prize (2017)
Commodore John Barry Award (2018)
New England Book Award (2013)
New England Society Book Award (2014)
Distinguished Book Award of the Society of Colonial Wars (2014) - Agent
- Peter Jacobs (Creative Artists Agency, Inc., Lecture appearances)
Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc. (Rights information)
Shana Cohen
Kathryne Wick
Medlemmer
Anmeldelser
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict… af Nathaniel Philbrick
An excellent historical account of the American Revolution detailing the influences of public and private figures on Benedict Arnold and George Washington, their battles, personalities, failures and heroics.
Some interesting details about Washington’s journey. Particularly enjoyed the Banneker/Jefferson interaction, which was not part of the journey…. And a few Washington quotes that seemed they could have been written now. Philbrick’s irresponsible attitude towards his dog irritated me a bit. I love my dog and when I can, I let him run free, but , both for his own safety and the peace of mind of other people, who may not know collies are harmless( or at least my collie is) I don’t let him run free everywhere and anywhere. I know he was trying to add cute color to the book, but for me, that part fell flat… (mere)
I didn’t know much about the mayflower and colonial New England. It is hard to read, as so much of it is about the native Americans being slaughtered, sold into slavery and dispossessed. Philbrick obviously has some desire to redeem the pilgrims and manages to present a few good portraits
A taut thriller bringing to life the story of the Essex and its crew. Rammed by a whale, the crew must make to land (safe land, not cannibal land) in small boats.
Lister
Days of yarrr (1)
Revolutions (1)
Allie's Wishlist (1)
Hæderspriser
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Must-Read (Longlist) – Nonfiction – 2022)
Ben's Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill (Must-Read (Longlist) – Picture Book / Early Reader – 2018)
Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution (Must-Read (Longlist) – Nonfiction – 2017)
Måske også interessante?
Associated Authors
Statistikker
- Værker
- 26
- Also by
- 7
- Medlemmer
- 20,084
- Popularitet
- #1,079
- Vurdering
- 3.9
- Anmeldelser
- 499
- ISBN
- 269
- Sprog
- 12
- Udvalgt
- 35
