Nathaniel Philbrick
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When you do that, instead of generalities and dates and the history we get when we are young, you get people ... They become human beings in very different times, and that's part of what's interesting, how different it was. But there's also a universal, essential humanity that comes out.
To say that a love of democratic ideals had inspired these country people to take up arms against the [British] regulars is to misrepresent the reality of the revolutionary movement ... The patriots had refused to respect the rights of those with whom they did not agree, and loyalists had been sometimes brutally suppressed throughout Massachusetts.More quotes »
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Book review: ‘Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution,’ by Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick has become an archaeologist of American myth, digging beneath the shiny monuments to unearth a more complex and messier story about the nation’s past. His newest popular history recasts the events and personalities surrounding the sta from Dallas Morning News Read more »
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Despite the festering wound that was “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” the film’s two leads haven’t taken much of a hit as both have landed some big roles. First up, the vampire-slaying President himself, Benjamin Walker is in talks -- aren’t they alway from Indie Wire Read more »
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Was the Revolutionary War a reactionary war? 'Bunker Hill' reconsiders history.
Americans have long romanticized the events leading to the Battle of Bunker Hill and the start of the American Revolution, most without really understanding what happened or what was at stake. In his new book, "Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution, from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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Monument to a Rout
—Mr. Fleming has written more than a dozen books about the American Revolution and many more about America's other wars. After writing lapidary narratives about Americans facing disaster and death at sea, Nathaniel Philbrick turned to telling twice- and from Wall Street Journal Read more »
