Nathaniel Philbrick Audio

The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the 19th century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the 20th....

The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the 19th century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the 20th....

From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "In the Heart of the Sea" and the award-winning "Sea of Glory" comes this chronicle of the Battle of Little Bighorn.

The startling story of the Plymouth Colony, from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England, is told by the bestselling author of "In the Heart of the Sea."

The startling story of the Plymouth Colony, from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England, is told by the bestselling author of "In the Heart of the Sea."

The shipwrecked crew of the whaleship Essex was living proof that it could when a whale displayed a fury never before witnessed, ramming and sinking their vessel in a matter of minutes in November,1820.

In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen; six sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean....

In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen; six sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean....