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Michael J. Tougias
I've written and co-written 25 books and I write on a variety of topics which could roughly be grouped as follows:TRUE SURVIVAL STORIES: my books include "Overboard!", "Ten Hours Until Dawn", "The Finest Hours", "A Storm Too Soon", Rescue of the Bounty, "Fatal Forecast", and "So Close to... show more



I've written and co-written 25 books and I write on a variety of topics which could roughly be grouped as follows:TRUE SURVIVAL STORIES: my books include "Overboard!", "Ten Hours Until Dawn", "The Finest Hours", "A Storm Too Soon", Rescue of the Bounty, "Fatal Forecast", and "So Close to Home"HISTORY: "King Philip's War" (co-author), "Quabbin", "The Blizzard of 78"HUMOR AND THE OUTDOORS: "There's a Porcupine in My Outhouse: The Vermont Misadventures of a Mountainman Wannabe" and "The Cringe Chronicles" and "River Days"INSPIRATION: "Derek's Gift"YOUNG ADULT/MIDDLE READER VERSIONS OF: "The Finest Hours," "A Storm Too Soon" "Derek's Gift"I'm not sure what I'll do next. But I'll follow my intuition. And, of course, the topic has to be something I feel passionate about. I give presentations about my books across the country and you can learn more at www.michaeltougias.com Thank you for all your support! Michael Tougias

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TeaStitchRead
TeaStitchRead rated it 7 years ago
I watched the Disney movie based on the adult book back in January 2017. It was great (read: Chris Pine and Eric Bana provided eye-candy) and one of the special features of the DVD was the screenwriters interviewing survivors/witnesses and showing stuff from the museum. I had made a point of wanting...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 9 years ago
I like shipwreck stories. I don't know why. I just do. It's evil of me I know. This is actually a pretty good history of a famous Coast Guard rescue after World War II. In fact, several of the seamen had fought in the War and compared the War to the explosions that they heard while on the ships...
 Spooky's House Of Books
Spooky's House Of Books rated it 9 years ago
It’s the winter of 1952 and a ferocious Nor’easter is pounding New England with howling winds and seventy-foot seas. Two oil tankers get caught in the violent storm off Cape Cod, its fury splitting the massive ships in two. Back on shore, four young Coast Guardsmen are issued a suicide mission: save...
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 16 years ago
Excellent for those who enjoyed The Perfect Storm. The very sad story of the men of the Can Do, a pilot boat, and her crew who left the safety of Boston Harbor during the Blizzard of 1978. They were trying to help the crew of the tanker Global Hope that was foundering in the storm. Tougias also fol...
gryphyn
gryphyn rated it 56 years ago
Amazing true story and extra interesting for me because it's local (all happened off Cape Cod).
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