Nathaniel Philbrick
1956
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: Brown University, Duke University, Taylor Allderdice High School
award received: National Book Award, National Book Award for Nonfiction
official website: nathanielphilbrick.com
Nathaniel Philbrick (born June 11, 1956) is an American author of history, winner of the National Book Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, is based on what inspired Herman Melville to author Moby-Dick, won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was adapted as a film in 2015. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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