Charleston, SC Author Publishes New Book

June 28, 2012 (PRLEAP.COM) Entertainment News
William's Travels, a new book by Bill O'Sullivan, has been released by RoseDog Books.

This is a fast-moving story of a lad's adventure from the age of five to his retirement. In it, author Bill O'Sullivan tells of his school days and naval adventures. This book also contains history, romance and adventure. Though Bill's profession was an engineer, he was a writer and artist too. He tells of his experience in the three different navies he had served in. He was involved in two mutinies, one was very active and the other was passive.

Bill goes on to describe his social life: his experience with the ladies, the romances and the sweethearts in his life. In his heyday he spent much time on the golf course and bowling lanes. Bill has traveled around the world, so see his story.

About the Author

Bill O'Sullivan was born and educated abroad. He is a sailor, engineer, writer and artist. He served with three British navies: the Royal Indian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Merchant Navy.

Bill was involved in a naval mutiny that led to India's independence from Britain. As a senior draftsman he had worked in a few shipyards in England. While in Canada, he was the Resident Naval Overseer in a shipyard and later the Naval Architect in the Halifax dockyard for the Canadian navy.

He is a family man and is retired from his own business in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. His son has earned two degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Statistics, and is presently working for the United States government. His daughter is in England working for the British government.

In the United States Bill worked in the capacity of Naval Architect, Staff Engineer and Project Manager on East and West coasts. Even with all of this, Bill still found time to bring up a family and socialize in ballroom dancing with the ladies.

William's Travels is a 120-page hardback with a retail price of $20.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-8911-6. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.