Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Passionate Sailor | 1987 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 2 | Away Off Shore | 1993 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 3 | Abram’s Eyes | 1998 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 4 | Second Wind | 1999 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 5 | In the Heart of the Sea | 2000 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 6 | Sea of Glory | 2001 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 7 | Revenge of the Whale | 2002 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 8 | Mayflower | 2006 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 9 | The Mayflower Papers | 2007 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 10 | The Mayflower and the Pilgrims’ New World | 2008 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 11 | The Last Stand | 2010 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 12 | Why Read Moby-Dick? | 2010 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 13 | Bunker Hill | 2013 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 14 | The First Thanksgiving | 2013 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 15 | Valiant Ambition | 2016 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 16 | Ben’s Revolution | 2017 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 17 | In the Hurricane’s Eye | 2018 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
| 18 | Travels with George | 2021 | Nathaniel Philbrick | Buy |
Nathaniel Philbrick’s non-fiction catalog covers a broad range of American history, with a particular focus on maritime stories and the founding era of the United States. His early books, The Passionate Sailor (1987) and Away Off Shore (1993), established his interest in the sea and Nantucket’s history.
In the Heart of the Sea (2000) brought him national attention with its account of the Essex disaster. He followed it with Sea of Glory (2001), about a 19th-century naval expedition, and Revenge of the Whale (2002), a young readers’ adaptation of the Essex story. His American Revolution trilogy spans Bunker Hill (2013), Valiant Ambition (2016), and In the Hurricane’s Eye (2018), covering the war from its first major battle to the decisive naval campaign at Yorktown. Each book works on its own, so readers can pick up any title based on the subject that interests them most.