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Michael J. Tougias is a writer who was born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts in 1955. He writes about maritime, travel, and adventure topics.

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

Career

Michael J. Tougias is a N.Y. Times Bestselling author of 25 books.^{[citation needed]}

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 25 books in 1998.

He travels to more than 100 small and large speaking engagements a year to discuss his books and other topics, including "Survival Stories," lessons learned from those who were shipwrecked. U.S. Coast Guardsmen and sailors are frequent audiences; Tougias' last six books have been accounts of historic sea rescues by the Coast Guard, often in the Gulf Stream.[1]

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.[2][3]

Tougias is a frequent guest on NPR programs, The Weather Channel, Fox & Friends, 20/20, and national talk shows.^{[citation needed]}

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.[4]

He has a daughter, Kristin, with whom he wrote a memoir entitled The Cringe Chronicles.[5]

Works

Novels

• Until I Have No Country (1996) ISBN 1888768029

Non-fiction

Autobiographies

• Theres 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

Biographies

• Derek's Gift: A True Story of Love, Courage and Lessons Learned (2014, with Buck Harris), memoirs ISBN 1940503086

True events

• 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

• The Hidden Charles: An Explorer's Guide to the Charles River (1992, with Mike Tougias) ISBN 0899093426
• Country Roads of Massachusetts (1992) ISBN 1566261252
• Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts series:
  1. Nature Walks in Eastern Massachusetts: An AMC Country Walks Book (1993) ISBN 187823921X
  2. More Nature Walks In Eastern Massachusetts: Discover 47 New Walks Throughout the Area Including Scenic Cape Cod (1998) ISBN 1878239678
  3. Nature Walks In Eastern Massachusetts, 2nd: Nature-rich Walks within an Hour of Boston, features the Bay Circuit (1999) ISBN 1878239716
• Nature Walks In Central Massachusetts: Nature-rich Walks from Worceser County through the Connecticut River Valley (1996, with René Laubach) ISBN 187823949X
• Quiet Places of Massachusetts (1996) ISBN 1556507291
• New England Wild Places: Journeys Through the Back Country (1997) ISBN 0924771887
• Cape Ann - North Shore Recreation Map & Guide (1997) ISBN 1888768010
• Hunter Travel Guides series:
  • Autumn Rambles: New England : An Explorer's Guide to the Best Fall Colors (1998) ISBN 1556508107
• 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
• Trailguide: Outdoors in Franklin (2002) OCLC 49673887
• Nature Walks South of Boston: AMC Guide to Hiking, Birding, and Exploring Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod (2006) ISBN 1929173679
• 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
• Inns and Adventures: A History and Explorer's Guide to Vermont, New Hampshire, and the Berkshires (2015, with Alison O'Leary) ISBN 0991340140

Writing

• Cape Cod: In the Words of Thoreau and Beston (2000) ISBN 158066007X

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

External links

• Official website
• Michael J. Tougias at IMDb

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