William H. White is an American writer specializing in

historical novel Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literature, it can also be applied to other ty ...

s relating to the age of sail.

Career

White served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He serves on the board of trustees of the

USS Constitution Museum The USS Constitution Museum is located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, which is part of the Boston National Historical Park in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The museum is situated near the ship at the end of Boston's Freedom Trail. The ...

in Boston, the National Maritime Historical Society, and is a consultant to the replica 1812 privateer ''

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''. White is also a Corresponding Fellow of the

Massachusetts Historical Society The Massachusetts Historical Society is a major historical archive specializing in early American, Massachusetts, and New England history. The Massachusetts Historical Society was established in 1791 and is located at 1154 Boylston Street in Bost ...

Published works

1812 Trilogy: The Isaac Biggs Series * ''A Press of Canvas'' (2000) * ''A Fine Tops'l Breeze'' (2001) * ''The Evening Gun'' (2003) The Oliver Baldwin Series * ''In Pursuit of Glory'' * ''The Greater the Honor'' Other Books * ''When Fortune Frowns'' (2009)

Sources

Sea Fiction Website
United States Navy officers American historical novelists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American male novelists {{US-novelist-stub