Nathaniel Philbrick Quote

Robinson’s fierce quest for spiritual purity had been tempered by the realization that little was to be gained by arrogance and anger.

Nathaniel Philbrick

Robinson’s fierce quest for spiritual purity had been tempered by the realization that little was to be gained by arrogance and anger.

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About Nathaniel Philbrick

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, 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.