Noble, Dennis L.

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NOBLE, Dennis L.

NOBLE, Dennis L. American, b. 1939. Genres: History, Military/Defense/ Arms control. Career: U.S. Coast Guard, 1957-78; Delphi Public Library, Delphi, IN, library director, 1978-80; Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, graduate student, 1980-85; U.S. Army, Rock Island, IL, historian, 1985; Port Angeles Public Library, Port Angeles, WA, reference librarian, 1985-88, 1996-; Peninsula College, Port Angeles, WA, adjunct history professor, 1988- 91; Clallam Bay Correctional Center, Clallam Bay, WA, prison librarian, 1990-92; full-time writer, 1992-94, 1994-96; Eastern Montana College, Billings, MT, history instructor, 1994. Publications: (ed., with B.C. Nalty and T.R. Strobridge) Wrecks, Rescues and Investigations: Selected Documents of the U.S. Coast Guard and Its Predecessors, 1978; (with T.M. O' Brien) Sentinels of the Rocks: From Graveyard Coast to National Lakeshore, 1979; The Eagle and the Dragon: The United States Military in China, 1901-1937, 1990; Forgotten Warriors: Combat Art from Vietnam, 1992; That Others Might Live: The U.S. LifeSaving Service, 1878-1915, 1994; Lighthouses and Keepers: The U.S. Lighthouse Service and Its Legacy, 1997; Lifeboat Sailors: Inside the U.S. Coast Guard's Small Boat Stations, 1999; (with Strobridge) Alaska and the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1867-1915, 1999. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 150 Gupster Rd, Sequim, WA 98382-7540, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]