"An engrossing, thoughtfully researched, and tautly written account of a critical chapter ni American history." --Los Angeles Times "An evocative and cinematic narrative." --The New York Times "A carefully historical account that is also a ripping good yarn." --The Wall Street Journal Praise for Mayflower , finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History "Vivid and remarkably fresh.Philbrick has recast the Pilgrims for our age of searching and turmoil." -- The New York Times Book Review "A signal achievement. Philbrick enlightens and even astounds." --Salon.

com Praise for Sea of Glory , winner of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize "Brilliantly told.has to be among the best nonfiction books of this or any other year." -- Los Angeles Time Book Review "A breathtaking account of one of history's greatest adventures." -- Entertainment Weekly.