For me, the hardest thing in the world is how to start a book. Nathaniel Philbrick bookhardstart Change image and share on social
Whaling was the oil business of its day. Nathaniel Philbrick businessdayoil Change image and share on social
As a former English major, I have always been fascinated by the connections between literature and history. Nathaniel Philbrick connectionenglishfascinate Change image and share on social
As long as I can remember, I've been writing - first poems, then stories, and by my early teenage years I was also in love with sailing. Nathaniel Philbrick earlyhavelong Change image and share on social
I watch a lot of bad TV. I spend my entire day reading and writing, and after dinner my idea of fun is just to watch a lot of bad TV. That's how I relax and stay in touch with modern culture. Nathaniel Philbrick badcultureday Change image and share on social
Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another. Nathaniel Philbrick calculatecraftfollow Change image and share on social
Martin Scorsese, everything he does, I've got to see. And Jack Nicholson, I've got to see what he does. Nathaniel Philbrick havejackmartin Change image and share on social
In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to say, on humanity. Nathaniel Philbrick changeclimatecombination Change image and share on social
Many of us came away from our youth thinking that the story of the Revolution was that the Americans were patriots fighting the oppressive British. It was kind of good versus evil, liberty versus tyranny. When you get into it, you find that it was much more complicated. Nathaniel Philbrick americanbritishcomplicate share on social
One of the questions I face when working on a book about a historical event is whether I should visit the actual place that I'm writing about. No matter how scrupulously maintained a historic house or battlefield may be, it is nothing like it was in the long-ago past. Nathaniel Philbrick actualagobattlefield share on social