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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.

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.

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.

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 97814930-5760-3

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 978-1-68481-255-4

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