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:
The Internet Legal Guide manuscript Chapters 11-17, 2002
Chapters 11 through 17 of a different version of Power's Internet Legal Guide book. Also included is a selected bibliography
The Internet Legal Guide manuscript Chapters 13-17
Chapters 13 through 17 of the book manuscript for The Internet Legal Guide.
The Johnstown Flood, 1968
A copy of the first edition of "The Johnstown Flood" by David McCullough.
The Klondike Fever, 1958
A book entitled The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush by Pierre Berton (1958).
The Lightkeepers' Menagerie, 2007
The book "The Lightkeepers' Menagerie" details various animals who were kept as pets at lighthouses, including dogs, cats, and farm animals, among others.
The Panama Route, 1998
Book excerpts and chapters pertaining to steam-powered ships.
The Power of the Sea
The manuscript for "The Power of the Sea" by Bruce Parker.
The Raging Powerpoint, 2005
A compact disc-R that contains a powerpoint presentation about the book, "The Raging Sea."
The Raging Sea, 2002-2005
The materials relate to the book on the 1964 Crescent City tsunami written by Powers, entitled "The Raging Sea." The various materials include photocopies of chapters from the book, multiple copies of the leaflet advertising the release of the book, handwritten notes, and miscellaneous correspondence. Additional items include maps of Crescent Harbor, newspaper articles, photographs of the Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The Raging Sea, 2005
A signed copy of the 2005 first print of "The Raging Sea" by Dennis M. Powers.
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- Archival Object 350
- Collection 2
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- 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