Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West

by Phillip Steele

Overview

Whoa, pardner! Sit y'self down for some good ole storytellin' 'bout the wild, wild West. Western writer Phillip W. Steele and country-music artist John D. LeVan have combined their talents and interests in true stories of the Old West in this exciting narrative and accompanying audiocassette.

Steele's book tells the true story of Jesse James, the Daltons, John Wesley Hardin, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Belle Starr, and Billy the Kid. LeVan's original songs are not only entertaining but also based on the true history of these personalities and events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565541375
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/30/1998
Pages:	124
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

The late Phillip W. Steele became interested in Ozark and Old West history and folklore many years ago. He researched and wrote on several of these subjects. A successful columnist and historian, Steele had more than fifty articles published in magazines such as True West, Real West, Tombstone Epitaph, The Roundup, The Westerner, True Treasure, and other major newspapers and magazines throughout the nation. In fact, Steele's column, Hearth Tales of the Ozarks, appeared in the Ozarks Mountaineer magazine for ten years. Also a successful author, Steele's books by Pelican Publishing Company include: The Last Cherokee Warriors; Ozark Tales and Superstitions; Jesse and Frank James: The Family History; Starr Tracks: Belle and Pearl Starr; Civil War in the Ozarks with coauthor Steve Cottrell; Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West; and The Many Faces of Jesse James written with George Warfel. His self-published works include The Butterfield Run, In Search of the Daltons, and Lost Treasures of the Ozarks. Outside of his writing, Steele was the president of Good Old Days Food, Inc., of Springdale and Little Rock, Arkansas. He was also one of the owners and an executive producer of American Heritage Productions, Inc., a film company that produces documentary films on Old West, Civil War, and Ozark folklore subjects for the home video and television markets. A former native of northwest Arkansas, Steele attended Kemper Military Academy in Columbia, Missouri, the University of California at Los Angeles, and the University of Arkansas. He was involved in a number of organizations: the Western Writers of America; the Jesse James Historical Society, of which he was president; the Friends of the James Farm and Museum; the National Outlaw and Lawman History Association, for which he served on the board of directors; the Ozarks Writers League; and the Ozarks Arts and Crafts Fair. He also served on the board of directors for the Arkansas History Commission, which is appointed by the Governor of Arkansas. Phillip W. Steele passed away on November 8, 2007.