“Travels with George” started as a lark of an idea: traveling the country to retrace President George Washington’s 1789 journey through the ex-colonies. It turned into something much more pressing for ...

NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There’s something percussive about it: ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Historian Nathaniel Philbrick will be the Sail250 Virginia Speaker Series’ inaugural speaker. Philbrick’s discussion will take place at The Slover on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times’ bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick is coming to Hampton Roads. The acclaimed historian is scheduled to lecture Tuesday at The Slover library in downtown ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's something percussive about ...

In short, the nation’s memory of Bunker Hill is mostly bunk. Which makes the 1775 battle a natural topic for Nathaniel Philbrick, an author drawn to iconic and misunderstood episodes in American ...

'Mayflower'by Nathaniel PhilbrickRight up there with George Washington chopping down the cherry tree is the oft-told American legend of the first Thanksgiving ­— when the Puritans arrived from ...

Discovery: -- 1. They knew they were pilgrims -- 2. Dangerous shoals and roaring breakers -- 3. Into the void -- 4. Beaten with their own rod -- 5. The heart of the winter -- 6. In the dark and dismal ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There’s something percussive about ...