Nathaniel Philbrick's latest book, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and his Legacy, is set to be released on September 14, and I've already pre-ordered my copy. It seems to be a bit of a departure for him, but the description makes it sound like it's right up my alley: a historical travelogue. He and his wife setout in 2018 to follow routes traveled by George Washington as he navigated the unknown as first president of a brand new country and brand new form of government, one that had really never been tried before, successfully. Philbrick is one of my favorite writers, and I'm sure that this book will be insightful and very relevant for us in 2021.
Philbrick is an award-winning and best-selling author of the narrative nonfiction genre, and he's written articles for numerous magazines. Born and living in New England, he has a true love of the sea and of sailing that comes through the pages of his books, but he writes about other topics as well, with the same skill. I love his rich, detailed narrative style. It's dense, and it might require more attention than some other books, but it's always worth it. If you're interested in New England history, I highly recommend Mayflower, about the Pilgrims' voyage and settlement at Plymouth, and In the Heart of the Sea, the story of the whaler Essex, which was sunk by a whale, leaving the surviving crewmen drifting in a lifeboat and forced to result to cannibalism, inspiring Herman Melville to write Moby Dick. For more info, his website is https://www.nathanielphilbrick.com/ .
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