Nathaniel Philbrick at First Parish Church

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM

First Parish Church — 1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA

Harvard Book Store welcomes Nathaniel Philbrick —National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower —for a discussion of his new book, The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World . He will be joined in conversation by Ilyon Woo —Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master, Slave, Husband, Wife . This event will be held in the First Parish Church Meetinghouse located on the main floor of the church. Ticket holders should enter the church at the front entrance located at 1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA. If you need elevator access, enter at the red door located at 1 Church Street, Cambridge and ring the bell. Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea , winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower , finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Valiant Ambition , winner of the George Washington Prize; Bunker Hill , winner of the New England Book Award; Travels with George ; Away Off Shore ; Second Wind ; Sea of Glory ; and The Last Stand . Photo Credit: Kit Noble Ilyon Woo is the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to…