J. Howard Williams

Friday, November 2, 2007

Beginnings


The purpose of this blog is to disseminate information about books I have written.
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In 2005 I self published LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, A Lifetime of Sailing on Galveston Bay. The book is a collection of memories of sailing for over 40 years on boats from 12' to 52'. LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT is an expression of my love of sail.
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The book is Printed On Demand by the publisher, iUniverse, Lincoln, NE. http://www.iuniverse.com/ Copies of the book are for sale by the publisher and other Internet sources, such as http://www.amazon.com/ http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ . The book may also be purchased at
BLUE WATER SHIPS STORE
2030 Marina Bay Dr., Kemah, TX
It is available in electronic form.


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In 1990 for my personal pleasure, I began to write a novel entitled BLUE LADY. It is a fantasy about events that could have occurred on any one of a thousand or more sailboats that have raced biennially from Galveston to Veracruz over the last 40 years. I have been fortunate to have successfully sailed in a number of these races. BLUE LADY records some of the joys and frustrations experienced by thousands of men and women privileged to participate in this race. All of the characters and events described in BLUE LADY are fictitious, but the boat and the race are real.
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In 2007 Publish America expressed an interest in my work, and eventually sent me an advance royalty of $1 which I have framed. The result is the novel, BLUE LADY, copied at the left. I am pleased with the presentation. The book may be purchased from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ B & N shows a discount. The book may also be purchased at
BLUE WATER SHIPS STORE
2030 Marina Bay Dr., Kemah, TX
Buy your copy today!
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Georgetown, Texas, United States
I was born in Corsicana, Texas July 28, 1928. My parents were J. Howard Williams, Sr., pastor, First Baptist Church, and Floy Kelly Williams. I attended schools in Dallas, Amarillo and Oklahoma City. I took courses at Oklahoma Baptist U, Baylor and Oklahoma City U. I graduated from Oklahoma University with a B. S. in Business in June, 1949. I married Sue Eastland in Oklahoma City on August 20, 1949 and we immediately moved to Houston where we lived until 1986. We have 3 children, J. Howard Williams, III, Lawrence Eastland Williams, and Susan Diane Williams Buckmaster. I was employed by Price Waterhouse as a CPA for 5 years until 1954. I briefly worked for Williams & Co., CPA’s with my cousin, Maurice Williams. I entered the marine industry in 1955, working as an accountant, sales executive and part owner in B & M Towing Company and Rebel Towing Company until 1966. I subsequently worked as a stockbroker with Paine Webber & Co. For six years I was General Manager of Seabrook Shipyard on Galveston Bay. My final formal employment was as manager of Starboard Yachts, a Galveston Bay based importer, distributor, and retailer of 34' to 52' boats built by various shipyards in Taiwan.