Michael J. Tougias
{{Short description|American writer}}
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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.
He travels to more than 50 small and large speaking engagements a year to present on a variety of inspiring true stories and leadership presentations; www.michaeltougias.com
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.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQmllwTKtqU|title=Disney's The Finest Hours - Trailer 1|date=8 July 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4197131/the-finest-hours-true-story/|title="The Finest Hours": The True Story Behind the Movie|author=Eliza Berman|work=Time}}
Tougias is a frequent guest on NPR programs, The Weather Channel, Fox & Friends, 20/20, and national talk shows.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Education
He attended Boston College (1973–74) and graduated from Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1977.
Personal life
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 AND MIDDLE READERS
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
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.michaeltougias.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|4634203}}
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Category:21st-century American travel writers
Category:Saint Michael's College alumni
Category:People from Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Category:20th-century American novelists