Occupation Author Role Author Parents Sue Steele, Core Steele | Name William Steele Spouse Mary Q. Steele | |
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Born 1917 Franklin, Tennessee Died 1979, Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States Residence Signal Mountain, Tennessee, United States Awards John Newbery Medal, Jane Addams Children's Book Award Books The Perilous Road, The buffalo knife, Winter Danger, Flaming Arrows, We Were There on the Orego | ||
William O. Steele (1917–1979) was an American author.
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Early life
William O. Steele was born in 1917 in Franklin, Tennessee. He was the son of Core and Sue. He spent a large amount of his youth exploring the woods around his home. This led to an interest in the history of the area and of its pioneers.
Career
He became an author of thirty-nine books. He wrote his historical adventure stories in his home on Signal Mountain, Tennessee, which was the setting for many of his fiction stories. His book, The Perilous Road, which was published in 1958, won the Newbery Honor in 1959. Winter Danger earned the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962.
Personal life
He was married to another author, Mary Quintard Govan.
Death
He died in 1979.
References
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