Michael J. Tougias

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)

Non-fiction

Autobiographies The Waters Between Us: A Boy, A Father, and The Healing Power of Nature (2021, Michael Tougias, memoirs There's A Porcupine In My Outhouse: Misadventures Of A Mountain Man Wannabe (2002, with Mike Tougias), memoirs The Cringe Chronicles: Mortifying Misadventures with My Dad: A Memoir (2014, with Kristin Tougias), memoirs

True events Extreme Survival: Lessons From Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds (2023, Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do (2005, with Frank Quirk Jr.) Young Readers Edition: Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 (Expected publication: 2019) Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea (2006) The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue (2009, with Casey Sherman) Overboard!: A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival (2010) A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredible Rescue (2013) Rescue of the Bounty: Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy (2014, with Douglas A. Campbell) So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II (2016, with Alison O'Leary) True Rescue: A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas (2021)

History King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict (1999, with Eric B. Schultz) The Blizzard of '78 (2001) Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission (2018, with Casey Sherman)

Travels Nature Walks In Central & Western Massachusetts, 2nd (2000) River Days: Exploring the Connecticut River and its History from Source to Sea (2001) Quabbin: A History and Explorer's Guide (2002) 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) Good Night Vermont (2007)

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