Wheeler, Richard S.

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WHEELER, Richard S.

WHEELER, Richard S. American, b. 1935. Genres: Novels, Westerns/ Adventure, History. Career: Phoenix Gazette, editorial writer, 1961-62; Oakland Tribune, CA, page ed., 1963-65; Reader's Digest, Washington, DC, staff writer, 1966; Billings Gazette, MT, reporter, 1968-69, copy ed. and city ed., 1970-72; Carson City Nevada Appeal, reporter, 1969-70; book editor: Open Court Publishing, LaSalle, IL, 1973-74; Icarus Press, South Bend, IN, 1980-81; Green Hill Publishers, Ottawa, IL, 1982-85; Walker and Co., Canyon Creek, MT, 1985-87; Big Timber, Montana, 1987-97; Livingston, 1998-. Writer, 1987-. Publications: WESTERNS: Bushwack, 1978; Beneath the Blue Mountain, 1979; Winter Grass, 1983; Sam Hook, 1986; Richard Lamb, 1987; Dodging Red Cloud, 1987; Stop, 1988; Fool's Coach, 1989; Where the River Runs, 1990; Montana Hitch, 1990; Badlands, 1992; The Two Medicine, 1993; The Witness, 2000; Restitution, 2001; Drum's Ring, 2001. 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. SANTIAGO TOOLE SERIES: Incident at Fort Keogh, 1990; The Final Tally, 1991; Deuces and Ladies Wild, 1991; The Fate, 1992. SAM FLINT SERIES: Flint's Gift, 1997; Flint's Truth, 1998; Flint's Honor, 1999. NOVELS: The Rocky Mountain Company, 1991; Fort Dance, 1991; Cheyenne Winter, 1992; Cashbox, 1994; Goldfield, 1995; Sierra, 1996; Second Lives, 1997; The Buffalo Commons, 1998; Aftershocks, 1999; Sun Mountain, 1999; Masterson, 1999; The Fields of Eden, 2001; Eclipse, 2002. OTHER: (ed.) Tales of the American West, 2000. Contributor of short stories to anthologies. Address: 219 S Fifth St, Livingston, MT 59047, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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