http://www.ack.net/BunkerHillfinalist030514.html News Classifieds/Advertising Galleries Real Estate Special Features I&M Publications Visitors Guide Subscribe Contact Us NEWS Philbrick's "Bunker Hill" a New England Society finalist Share Nathaniel Philbrick By Joshua Balling [email protected] , @JBallingIM I&M Staff Writer (March 4, 2014 ) Nantucket author and historian Nathaniel Philbrick's most recent book, "Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution," has been named a finalist for the New England Society's 2014 Book Awards in the Nonfiction-History and Biography category. The awards "honor books of merit that celebrate New England and its culture," according to the New England Society. "Bunker Hill" chronicles the pivotal Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution. Philbrick won the 2000 National Book Award for non-fiction for "In the Heart of the Sea," about the whaleship Essex , struck by a whale in the South Pacific in 1819 It is currently in production as a major motion picture with Ron Howard as director. "Bunker Hill" is up against Jill Lepore's "Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin," and Kevin Cullen and Shelly Murphy's "Whitey Bulger: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt that Brought Him to Justice." The winners will be announced in mid-March. For up-to-the-minute information on Nantucket's breaking news, boat and plane cancellations, weather alerts, sports and entertainment news, deals and promotions at island businesses and more, Sign up for Inquirer and Mirror text alerts. Click Here . Follow us on Facebook! Or Twitter! Site Map News Classifieds Advertise Community Contact Us Real Estate Special Features Subscribe Visitors Guide Arts & Living Place a Classified Nantucket Today Culture & History Calendar Display Advertising Nantucket Real Estate Guide Dining Editorial Nantucket Restaurant Guide Getting Here Horoscope Nantucket Wedding Guide Island Information 1 of 2 3/5/2014 10:43 AM http://www.ack.net/BunkerHillfinalist030514.html Legal Notices Nantucket Home Improvement Guide Lodging News Nantucket Argument Settlers Real Estate Obituaries Discover Nantucket: Visitor's Guide Recreation High School Sports Philanthropy Guide Shopping Town Government Ack.net is a service of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror newspaper One Old South Road, Nantucket, MA Using our site is your agreement to the terms and conditions . News: [email protected] (508-228-0001) Advertise with the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved. Share 2 of 2 3/5/2014 10:43 AM.