Though born and raised in Ohio, William K. Lewis has nurtured a life-long love of the sea. This, coupled with a passion for American History, has resulted in this first of a series...view moreThough born and raised in Ohio, William K. Lewis has nurtured a life-long love of the sea. This, coupled with a passion for American History, has resulted in this first of a series of novels depicting the early days of the American Navy as the young country struggled for its independence.
“Bill” is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and the Famous Writer’s School of Connecticut. A retired research chemist turned author he relies on his own experience as a sailor. He served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, three years of which were sea duty aboard a destroyer. He has skippered sailboats in the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay, Florida Keys and the Caribbean and trained aboard the frigate Rose, the world’s largest all wood tall ship.
He resides with his wife Jean in Sharonville, Ohio were he serves as a city councilman.view less