Author:Dean NicholsBiography:Dean Nichols was born on the Yakima Indian Reservation in Washington in 1919, although his Indian forebears lived in northern Maine.A licensed tugboat captain and purser, he has worked as a port manager, an electrical and civil engineer, an air-traffic controller, a boat officer for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and a marine-traffic officer for the Alaska Marine Highway. He followed in his father's footsteps to become a tugboat captain in the Pacific Northwest. He has studied the social and natural sciences, humanities, and business administration at Anchorage Community College. Books By This Author:The Copper Sands and Prince William Sound by Dean NicholsThe N.P.M.W.A.R.A. by Dean Nichols A Sailor's Yarns and Observations by Dean Nichols Islands of Experience by Dean Nichols Two Cats for Puerto Rico by Dean Nichols A Poet's Sketch of His Biography by Dean Nichols |