Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Born: June 11, 1956 (age 69)
Bio: Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author and a member of the Philbrick literary family. He won the year 2000 National Book Award for his maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex.
Known for:
- Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (2013)
- Why Read Moby-Dick? (2011)







