William O. Steele

William O. Steele
Born	1917 Franklin, Tennessee
Died	1979
Residence	Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Occupation	Author
Spouse(s)	Mary Quintard Govan
Parent(s)	Core Steele Sue Steele

William O. Steele (1917–1979) was an American author.

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.

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.

He was married to another author, Mary Quintard Govan.

He died in 1979.

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