Michael J. Tougias

Michael J. Tougias
Author Michael J. Tougias
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	Boston College, Saint Michael's College
Subject	travel, adventure, United States Coast Guard
Website
michaeltougias.com

Michael J. Tougias (born 1955 in Longmeadow, Massachusetts) is an American writer who writes about maritime, survival, leadership, travel, and adventure topics.

Career

Michael J. Tougias is a N.Y. Times Bestselling author of 30 books for adults and 9 for young adults.

An avid fisherman, Tougias became a self-syndicated outdoors writer in 1990. At the time he was also managing a division of a major insurance company. He published the first of 39 books in 1998.

His book The Finest Hours: The True Story Behind the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue (2009), co-authored with Casey Sherman, was adapted as a Disney film by the same name, released in 2016. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

He attended Boston College (1973–74) and graduated from Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1977.

Personal life

He lives in Massachusetts and Florida. ^[3]

Works

Novels

• Until I Have No Country: A Novel of King Philip's War (1996) ISBN   1888768029

Non-fiction

Autobiographies

The Waters Between Us: A Boy, A Father, and The Healing Power of Nature (2021, Michael Tougias, memoirs ISBN 97824930-5760-3

• There's A Porcupine In My Outhouse: Misadventures Of A Mountain Man Wannabe (2002, with Mike Tougias), memoirs ISBN   193186862X
• The Cringe Chronicles: Mortifying Misadventures with My Dad: A Memoir (2014, with Kristin Tougias), memoirs ISBN   1612963404

True events

Extreme Survival: Lessons From Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds (2023, ISBN 9781684812554

• Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do (2005, with Frank Quirk Jr.) ISBN   0312334362

  Young Readers Edition: Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 (Expected publication: 2019) ISBN   1974989100

• Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea (2006) ISBN   0743297040
• The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue (2009, with Casey Sherman) ISBN   1416567216
• Overboard!: A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival (2010) ISBN   1439145741
• A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredible Rescue (2013) ISBN   1451683332
• Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy (2014, with Douglas A. Campbell) ISBN   147674663X
• So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II (2016, with Alison O'Leary) ISBN   1681771306
• True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas (2021) ISBN   125013756X

History

• King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (1999, with Eric B. Schultz) ISBN   0881504831
• The Blizzard of '78 (2001) ISBN   0971954755
• Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission (2018, with Casey Sherman) ISBN   1610398041

Travels

• Nature Walks In Central & Western Massachusetts, 2nd (2000) ISBN   1878239953
• River Days: Exploring the Connecticut River and its History from Source to Sea (2001) ISBN   1929173032
• Quabbin: A History and Explorer's Guide (2002) ISBN   0971954712
• AMC's Best Day Hikes near Boston, 2nd: Four-Season Guide to 60 of the Best Trails in Eastern Massachusetts (2006, with John S. Burk) ISBN   1934028479
• Good Night Vermont (2007) ISBN   1602190178

For young adults

• The True Survival Series (Little Brown)
• The True Rescue Series (McMillan)

Adaptations

• The Finest Hours (2016), film directed by Craig Gillespie, based on non-fiction book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

References

1. Disney's The Finest Hours - Trailer 1. 8 July 2015 – via YouTube.
2. Eliza Berman. ""The Finest Hours": The True Story Behind the Movie". Time .
3. "Michael J. Tougias". Simon & Schuster.

External links

• Official website
• Michael J. Tougias at IMDb