Author:

Dean Nichols

Biography:

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 Nichols
The 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