Dean H. King

Dean H. King (born in Richmond, Virginia), is an author of ten non-ficitonal books on maritime history, nautical fiction, and sea adventure. He also has dozens of published articles in New York Times, National Geographic Adventure and many other magazines and newspapers.

Early Life and Education

Dean King was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and attended St. Christopher's School then the University of North Carolina, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in English. He also played on the University of North Carolina's National Champion Lacrosse team.

Writing career

After traveling in England and France, King worked for a decade in New York City, where became a contributing editor to "Men's Life Magazine" and wrote for other magazines, including "Esquire Magazine", "Travel + Leisure Magazine", "New York Magazine" and the "New York Times", before publishing his first books. After writing his first books on Patrick O'Brian, he returned to Richmond, Virginia where he lives with his wife and four daughters.

Published Works

* "The Penny pincher’s almanac handbook for modern frugality", edited by Dean King and the editors of the Penny Pincher’s Almanac. (New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992).

* "A sea of words: a lexicon and companion for Patrick O’Brian’s seafaring tales", by Dean King with John B. Hattendorf and J. Worth Estes. Three editions. (New York: Henry Holt, 1995, 1997, 2000).

* "Harbors and high seas: an atlas and geographical guide to the Aubrey-Maturin novels of Patrick O’Brian", Dean King with John B. Hattendorf; maps by William Clipson, Adam Merton Cooper, and Jeffrey Ward. Three editions. (New York: Henry Holt, 1996, 1999, 2000).

* "Paper clips to printers the cost-cutting sourcebook for your home office", Dean and Jessica King; foreword by Stepehn M. Pollan. [New York : Penguin Books, 1996).

* "Cancer combat: cancer survivors share their guerrilla tactics to help you win the fight of your life", edited by Dean King, Jessica King & Jonathan Pearlroth; with a foreword by Samuel Waxman; and a afterword by Walter Lawrence, Jr. (New York : Bantam Books, 1998).

* "Every man will do his duty: an anthology of firsthand accounts from the age of Nelson", edited by Dean King with John B. Hattendorf; maps by Adam Merton Cooper. [New York: Henry Holt, 1997; London: Conway Maritime, 1997).

* "Patrick O’Brian: a life revealed", (New York: H. Holt, 2000; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2000).

* "Skeletons on the Zahara: a true story of survival", (Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown 2004; London: William Heinemann, 2004; London: Arrow, 2005).

External Source

[http://www.deanhking.com/ Personal website]