Massachusetts Historical Society

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March 11, 2025

Fairmont Copley Plaza
138 St. James Ave. | Boston

6:00 PM Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM Dinner Program

Featuring

Nathaniel Philbrick

National Book Award-winning author of American history

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Nathaniel Philbrick

color photograph of a man wearing glasses and a gray shirt lleaning against a door frame with folded armsNathaniel Philbrick is a New York Times bestselling-author of American history. He won the National Book Award for In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. His books on the Revolutionary War have received national recognition. These include Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution, Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, and In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown. His writing on the American Revolution presents fresh perspectives and fascinating character studies which shed light on key figures and moments, allowing us to consider anew this critical juncture in our nation’s past.

Gala Committee

Brenda Lawson, MHS Interim President
Levin H. Campbell, Jr., MHS Board Chair
Laura S. Rockefeller, Gala Committee Chair
Candace Jans
Gavin Jones
David Kirk
Jim Segel
Andy Serwer 
Newcomb Stillwell 

Sponsors

Signature

Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
Marshall and Nina Moriarty
Robin and Allene Pierson
Paul and Mary Beth Sandman
Rob and Jen Waldron

Benefactor

Print House

Patron

Bob Ripley
Laura S. Rockefeller

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