Powers, Dennis M.
Biography
Dennis M. Powers first began writing poetry while practicing law in Santa Barbara. Later his work expanded to include newspaper and magazine articles, fiction, and nonfiction books.
His early nonfiction works include Legal Street Smarts (1994), Beating the Tough Times (1995), Legal Expense Defense (1995), The Office Romance (1998), and The Internet Legal Guide (2001). In 2005, Dennis published The Raging Sea, his first book about maritime stories and events. Other books in this genre include Treasure Ship (2006), Sentinel of the Seas (2007), Taking the Sea (2008), and Tales of the Seven Seas: The Escapades of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien (2010).
Living in Ashland, Oregon inspired Dennis to research local history. He wrote hundreds of scripts and historical treatises for local radio programs. He created the local history book, Images of America: Gold Hill (2010) to benefit the Gold Hill Historical Society. He also created an audiobook, “Past and Present: What You Might Not Know (But Want To) About Southern Oregon History" (2013) and used the proceeds to contribute to local charitable causes.
Dennis received a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Colorado in Boulder, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He is Professor Emeritus of business law at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon and resides there with his wife, Judy.
Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Notes and drawings
This folder contains handwritten notes and drawings about the material used in the book "Treasure Ship."
Numismatic Research materials, 1985-2007
Of the three publications, two are issues of Numismatist magazine, the official publication of the American Numismatic Association. The first issue is from January 2005, and the second is from January 2007. The third publication is a book covering a coin collection: The Dr. Jerry Buss Collection of United States Coins (January 28, 29, 30, 1985).
Numismatics, 2004
A series of materials related to numismatics, the study and collection of currency. Included here are interviews, correspondence, a transcript of a discussion with Donald Knight, a shipwreck hunter, handwritten notes, and an outline for the book about the Brother Jonathan.
Obituaries, 2000
The materials include correspondence for permission to use specific stories in "The Raging Sea," newspaper articles, photocopied photographs, contact information for people who have accounts used in the book, handwritten notes, and obituaries of the victims of the 1964 Crescent City tsunami.
Office Romance, 1998
A video cassette of an interview with Dennis Powers on CNN on October 22, 1998.
Original photographs and correspondence, 2004-2006
The correspondence between Powers and others concerns his book "The Raging Sea." Other materials include photographs and research for the book.
Pacific Coastal Liners excerpt, 1959
The excerpt is from Gordon Newell and Joe Williamson's 1959 book entitled Pacific Coastal Liners.
Pacific Square-Riggers, 1969
The hardback book published by Bonanza Books (New York) in 1969 called Pacific Square-Riggers: Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear by Jim Gibbs.
Paddlewheelers, 1998
A series of book excerpts or chapters related to sternwheelers and sidewheelers, types of steam-driven boats, in the Pacific Northwest.
Periodical Literature, 2004-2006
This folder contains a photocopied bibliography entitled "Periodical Literature," some correspondence, some handwritten notes, and two letters addressed to Dennis Powers, one from the National Archives and Records Administration and another from the United States Department of the Interior.
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- Archival Object 350
- Collection 2
- Subject
- Shipwrecks 173
- Ships and Shipping 151
- Authorship 72
- Northwest, Pacific 60
- Natural disasters 46
- Lighthouses 34
- Crescent City (Calif.) 30
- California 13
- History, Local 11
- Photographs 11
- Law 9
- Interviews 7
- personal narratives 7
- Oregon 4
- Biography 3
- Tourism 3
- Alaska 2
- Businesses and Corporations 2
- City and Town Life 2
- Coin dealers 2
- Maps 2
- research notes 2
- Architectural Drawings 1
- Documentary photographs 1
- Expeditions and Adventure 1
- Geology 1
- Gold Hill (Or.) 1
- History 1
- Oregon, Southern 1
- Parks and Playgrounds 1
- Poetry 1
- Publishers and Publishing 1
- Sports and Recreation 1
- Tsunamis 1 + ∧ less