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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, and a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick
14.99 NZD
38.99 (61% off)
Category: Military
What lights the spark that ignites a revolution?What was it that, in 1775, provoked a group of merchants, farmers, artisans and mariners in the American colonies to unite and take up arms against the British government in pursuit of liberty?Nathaniel Philbrick, the acclaimed historian and bestselling au ...Show more
In the Heart of the Sea - The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" by Nathaniel Philbrick
26.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick's new paperback, Sea of Glory. The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of ...Show more
In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick' by Nathaniel Philbrick
24.99 NZD
Category: History
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century - and inspiration for 'Moby-Dick' - reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, directed by Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker and Cillian Murphy. W ...Show more
Mayflower: A Voyage to War by Nathaniel Philbrick
29.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
Nathaniel Philbrick, bestselling author of 'In the Heart of the Sea', reveals the darker side of the Pilgrim fathers' settlement in the New World, which ultimately erupted in bloody battle some fifty years after they first landed on American soil. Behind the quaint and pious version of the Mayflower sto ...Show more
Mayflower : A Voyage to War by Nathaniel Philbrick
36.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick's new book tells the story of the Pilgrim fathers who set sail on the Mayflower and the bloody battle they ultimately waged against the Native Americans. Behind the quaint and pious version of the "Mayflower" story usually taught in American grade schools is a tumu ...Show more
Sea of Glory: The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42 by Nathaniel Philbrick
24.99 NZD
25.99 (3% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the world, this is an astounding tale of courage, arrogance and adventure on the high seas. Headed by the controversial Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, and consisting of six sailing vessels and 346 m ...Show more
Sea of Glory:The Epic South Seas Expedition 1838-42 by Nathaniel Philbrick
34.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
The dramatic story of the largest voyage of discovery in the history of the world - and the last such all-sail convoy. Headed by the controversial Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, and consisting of six sailing vessels and 346 men, the 'Ex. Ex' (the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838-42) represented th ...Show more
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn by Nathaniel Philbrick
29.99 NZD
Category: History
'The whites want war and we will give it to them' - Sitting Bull. This is the archetypal story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, Custer's Last Stand continues to captivate the ...Show more
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