The epic true-life story of one fo the msot notorious martime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998 to tell the tale.
The epic true-life story of one fo the msot notorious martime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic no...
In 'The Last Stand', Nathaniel Philbrick reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Two legendary figures dominate the events: George Armstrong Custer and Sitting Bull.
In 'The Last Stand', Nathaniel Philbrick reconstructs the build-up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn through to the final eruption of violence. Two...