Richard S. Wheeler
Richard S. Wheeler | |
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Born | Richard Shaw Wheeler 1935 University of Wisconsin |
Genre | Western literature Historical fiction |
Notable works | "Barnaby Skye" book series |
Spouse | Sue Hart |
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Richard Shaw Wheeler (1935–2019) was an American writer and former newspaper editor.
Early life
Born in
Professional career
Wheeler returned to the west after attending the University of Wisconsin, working at a succession of newspapers including the
Personal life
Wheeler was married to Sue Hart, a professor at Montana State University Billings, who died in the summer of 2014. The couple divided their time between homes in Livingston, Montana, on the northern edge of Yellowstone National Park, and Billings, Montana.[6]
Published novels
Skye's West series
- Sun River (1989)
- Bannack (1989)
- The Far Tribes (1990)
- Yellowstone (1990)
- Bitterroot (1991)
- Sundance (1992)
- Wind River (1993)
- Santa Fe (1994)
- Rendezvous (1997)
- Dark Passage (1998)
- Going Home (2000)
- Downriver (2001)
- The Deliverance (2003)
- The Fire Arrow (2006)
- The Canyon of Bones (2007)
- Virgin River (2008)
- North Star (2009)
- The Owl Hunt (2010)
- The First Dance (2011)
Santiago Toole series
- The Final Tally (1990)
- Deuces and Ladies Wild (1991)
- The Fate (1992)
- Incident at Fort Keogh (1996)
Rocky Mountain Company series
- The Rocky Mountain Company (1991)
- Cheyenne Winter (2002)
- Fort Dance (2003)
Sam Flint series
- Flint's Gift (1997)
- Flint's Truth (1990)
- Flint's Honor (1999)
Cletus Parr series
- Big Apple (2004)
- Bad Apple (2009)
Standalone novels
- Pagans in the Pulpit (1979)
- Bushwack (1978)
- Beneath the Blue Mountain (1979)
- Winter Grass (1983)
- Sam Hook (1986)
- Dodging Red Cloud (1987)
- Richard Lamb (1987)
- Stop (1988)
- Fools' Coach (1989)
- Where the River Runs (1990)
- Montana Hitch (1990)
- Badlands (1992)
- Cashbox (1994)
- Goldfield (1995)
- Sierra (1996)
- Second Lives (1997)
- The Buffalo Commons (1998)
- Aftershocks (1999)
- Sun Mountain (1999)
- Masterson (1999)
- The Witness (2000)
- Restitution (2001)
- The Fields of Eden (2001)
- Drums Ring (2001)
- Eclipse (2002)
- Cutthroat Gulch (2003)
- The Exile (2003)
- The Bounty Trail (2004)
- Vengeance Valley (2004)
- An Obituary for Major Reno (2004)
- Trouble in Tombstone (2004)
- Seven Miles to Sundown (2005)
- Fire in the Hole (2005)
- From Hell to Midnight (2006)
- The Honorable Cody (2006)
- Snowbound (2010)
- Yancey's Jackpot (2010)
- The Richest Hill on Earth (2011)
- Easy Street (2012)
- Anything Goes (2015)
- Easy Pickings (2016)
- Brass in the Desert (2016)
Awards
- Spur Award for Best Western Novel - 1989
- Spur Award for Best Novel of the West - 1996
- Spur Award for Best Western Novel - 2000
- Owen Wister Award - 2001
- Spur Award for Best Original Mass Market Paperback Novel - 2005
- Spur Award for Best Western Short Novel - 2011
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Richard S. Wheeler biography". Authors official website. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Author bio". Amazon. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Spur Award winners". Western Writers of America website. 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Interview with Richard Wheeler". Writers of the West. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Richard S. Wheeler Class of 1953" (PDF). Wauwatosa School District. 11 April 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Montana home". Richard S. Wheeler official website. 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.