William H. White (maritime writer)

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William H. White is an American writer specializing in historical novels relating to the age of sail.

Career

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White served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

He serves on the board of trustees of the USS Constitution Museum in Boston, the National Maritime Historical Society, and is a consultant to the replica 1812 privateer Lynx. White is also a Corresponding Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society.