Lawrence J. Allen

Lawrence Allen was born on the Pechanga Reservation where his mother taught school, and now resides in the Pacific Northwest. In between he experienced a varied and colorful life, living in and traveling to many corners of the world.

Mr. Allen was born with a scientific and creative bent bursting out of his head, often expressed through writing and photography even as a child. In his 20s, he formed a publishing company and started writing, photographing and producing a variety of documentary subjects and other creative designs.

One of the most intense challenges was working with crews on the Navy ships heading to Westpac deployment during the Vietnam War era. He and his staff became a one-stop-shop for writing, photographing, design/layout, editing and publishing of the cruise books, often in close collaboration with the ships' cruise book teams.

A book for NASA called "Man's Greatest Adventure" was born from his work on the cruise books for several Apollo recovery missions.

When the Vietnam era finally ended, he moved from Anaheim, California and continued to produce coffee table books such as the three volumes on the building of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, a book titled “Coal A Contemporary Energy Source” for Coal Age Magazine, and “The Winemakers of the Pacific Northwest,” all currently out of print.

These days Lawrence Allen is trying to wind down his busy schedule to enjoy life in the Pacific Northwest (when it's not raining too much). His writing today is focused more on personal interest and introspection.