“Odd things happen in a battle, and the human heart has strange and gruesome depths and the human brain still stranger shallows;” — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Lee wrote, “[and] lament with you that fatal indecision of mind which in war is a much greater disqualification than stupidity or… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Atrocities were expected in both European and Native conflicts. And yet, the English had to admit that compared to what was typical… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Philip’s local squabble with Plymouth Colony had mutated into a regionwide war that, on a percentage basis, had done nearly as much… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“A Puritan believed it was necessary to venture back to the absolute beginning of Christianity, before the church had been corrupted by centuries of… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
People think I live here on Nantucket and just gaze at the ocean, getting my inspiration. Not so. I work in my basement and… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“No matter how much the inhabitants might try to hide it, there was a savagery about this island, a bloodlust and pride that bound… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Living in the here and now, we are awash with sensations of the present, memories of the past, and expectations and fears for the… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“In a letter hastily written to a friend in London, Cushman saw only doom and disaster ahead. “Friend, if ever we make a plantation… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
If you live on Nantucket, you can't avoid its history, and 'Moby Dick' is the way most of us get into Nantucket's history. — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books. — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Odd things happen in a battle, and the human heart has strange and gruesome depths and the human brain still stranger shallows;” — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“The sperm whales' network of female-based family unit resembled, to a remarkable extent, the community the whalemen had left back home on Nantucket. In… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
Instead of being a page-turner, 'Moby-Dick' is a repository of American history and culture and the essentials of Western literature. The book is so… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
“Melville's example demonstrates the wisdom of waiting to read the classics. Coming to a great book on your own after having accumulated essential life… — Nathaniel Philbrick Copy Share Image
![“Lee wrote, “[and] lament with you that fatal indecision of mind which in war is a much greater disqualification than stupidity or even want of personal courage. . . . Eternal defeat and miscarriage must attend the man of the best parts if cursed with indecision.” Washington was as aware as” quote by Nathaniel Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3f9/nathaniel-philbrick-9218_courage_lee-wrote-and-lament-with-you-that-fatal_1444141.jpg)
