Links
My companion's site:
http://www.karenjgordon.com
Oregon Literary Arts- Oregon Book Awards
http://www.literary-arts.org/
A good source for Naval history and data:
http://www.hazegray.org
A site dedicated to the AWs of today and the history of the rate:
http://www.tourohio.com/fleetaw
A site dedicated to the preservation of the super carrier USS Ranger, CV-61:
http://www.ussrangercv61.org
Carrier order of battle for WestPacs and Vietnam, 1964-1975:
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/ordbat.htm
Roster of ships involved in the Tonkin Gulf, 1951-1975: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/1397/tgyc.html
Vietnam Veterans of America:
www.vva.org
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association:
www.vhcma.org/
Disabled American Veterans:
www.dav.org/
Steel Beach the book:
http://www.steelbeachthebook.com
My old violin site:
http://home.sprintmail.com/~jeffmanthos
American Federation of Violin & Bow Makers, Inc:
www.afvbm.com/
Violin Society of America:
www.vsa.to
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society:
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Cancercare:
www.cancercare.org
American Cancer Society:
www.cancer.org
Curetoday
www.curetoday.com/
Current News
- September 2008
- Jeff has a forthcoming interview about his naval experiences in the Sea King helicopter appearing in the European aviation periodical Aeromagazin of Budapest, Hungary.
- May 2008
- Steel Beach has been selected by a Florida High School history class as literature of the Vietnam War era.
Oregon Book Awards book tour reading:
May 8th - 7:00 p.m.
Harney County Public Library,
80 West D Street, Burns
Oregon Book Awards book tour reading:
May 9th - 7:00 p.m.
Crossroads Art Center,
2020 Auburn Street, Baker City
Features the 2007 Oregon Book Awards authors. More info at WGEO
May 20th - LECTURE- cancelled.
Will be rescheduled, check for update.
Jeff will discuss his writing process, the nature of creative nonfiction, the power of words and the story within each of us.
Oasis Senior Center,
Valley River Center, Eugene. - April 2008
- Latest manuscript- Planet Chemo completed and submitted to agents and publishers.
- February 8th, 2008
- LECTURE- Jeff Manthos shares his experience during the Vietnam War era and his writing process, 1:30pm, Willamalane Center, 215 West C St., Spfd. 736-4444. FREE.
- December 2, 2007
- Finalist in the Oregon Book Awards for creative nonfiction. Literary Arts
- April 2007
- Published release of Steel Beach (Inkwater Press).
Contact information
Street: 3110 N.W. Taylor AvenueCity/State: Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone: 541-754-7645
E-mail: jeffmanthos@sprintmail.com