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:
Print sources ( 4 of 4), 1989
Used in Powers' research, entitled "Shipwrecks in New York Waters: A Chronology of Ship Disasters from Montauk Point to Barnegat Inlet from the 1880s to the 1930s," by Paul C. Morris and William P. Quinn (1989).
Promotional Interviews, 2005-2006
This folder contains a series of email correspondences between Dennis Powers, interviewers, and potential interviewers regarding public relations for the book "The Raging Sea." Also included are handwritten notes from Mr. Powers regarding the results, directions, and times of the interviews.
Promotional materials, letters, and articles, 1994-2014
The series of email correspondences between Dennis Powers, interviewers, and potential interviewers regards public relations for the book "The Raging Sea." Also included are newspaper articles concerning earthquakes and research notes.
Proof copy of "Sentinel of the Seas", 2007
The uncorrected proof copy of "Sentinel of the Seas."
Publicity, 2004-2005
The materials relate to publicity for the book "The Raging Sea." Items include correspondence between Mr. Powers and others regarding publicity events, reviews of the novel, handwritten notes, Southern Oregon Magazine fall/winter 2005, and Research Oregon Magazine 2005.
Publicity, 2005
The publicity for "The Raging Sea" from various newspapers and magazines. The publications are Oregon Coast Magazine, The Daily Triplicate, The Mail Tribune, The Siuslaw News, and the Sunday Oregonian.
Publishing information, 2010
Information between Arcadia publishing and Dennis Powers, about the books layout as well as other finishing touches. Also included are some book outlines from Powers' for how he imagines the book to be layed out
Recollections, 2000-2005
A series of articles recollecting the wreck of the steamship Brother Jonathan. The Del Norte County Historical Society, the New York Times, excerpts from the Daily Alta California Recording, and the San Francisco Chronicle provided the articles.
Reports of the Cresent City tsunami, 1964
The materials relate to the earthquake originating in Anchorage, Alaska that caused the tsunami in Crescent City and stories about the damage. Powers has designated and ordered the reports by type. These types include banking, oddities, transportation, and newspaper.
Research concerning the Cresent City tsunamis, 1964
The newspaper articles from 1964, include Mr. Powers' handwritten notes about the tsunami in Crescent City. Articles and notes include the destruction of the infrastructure, the stories of the victims of the tsunami, the shipwrecks caused by the high waves, and California earthquakes. Strewn about also are articles that seemingly do not relate to tsunamis.
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- Type
- 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