Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
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)







