Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1958) Winner
William O. Steele
ウィリアム・オー・スティール
Wiriāmu O. Sutīru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-12-22 （Franklin, Tennessee）
- Died
- 1979-06-25 （Signal Mountain, Tennessee） age 61
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Franklin, Tennessee → Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Career
- Occupations
- Author
- Active Years
- 1951-1979
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Cumberland University
Country:
United States
Attended, located in Lebanon, Tennessee. No degree.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Newbery Honor | The Perilous Road | — | American Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Lewis Carroll Shelf Award | Winter Danger | — | — | 受賞 |
Newbery Honor
1959
Work:
The Perilous Road
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
受賞
Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
1962
Work:
Winter Danger
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Perilous Road
1958 Historical adventureSet during the Civil War in Tennessee, follows a boy's perilous journey.
WarFamilyCourage
Winter Danger
1954 Historical adventureStory of surviving a harsh winter in frontier Tennessee.
SurvivalFrontier lifeFriendship
Bibliography
- The Go_age (1951)
- The Buffalo Knife (1952)
- Over-Mountain Boy (1952)
- John Sevier Pioneer Boy (1953)
- Wilderness Journey (1953)
- The Story of Daniel Boone (1953)
- Winter Danger (1954)
- The Story of Leif Ericson (1954)
- Tomahawks and Trouble (1955)
- We Were There on the Oregon Trail (1955)
- Davy Crockett's Earthquake (1956)
- De Soto Child of the Sun (1956)
- Lone Hunt (1956)
- We Were There with the Pony Express (1956)
- Daniel Boone's Echo (1957)
- Flaming Arrows (1957)
- The Perilous Road (1958)
- Andy Jackson's Water Well (1959)
- The Far Frontier (1959)
- The Spooky Thing (1960)
- Francis Marion Young Swamp Fox (1962)
- Westward Adventure (1962)
- The Year of the Bloody Sevens (1963)
- The No-Name Man of the Mountain (1964)
- Wayah of the Real People (1964)
- The Trail Through Danger (1965)
- The Tomahawk Border (1966)
- Old Wilderness Road (1968)
- Hound Dog Zip to the Rescue (1970)
- Henry Woodward of Carolina (1972)
- Triple Trouble for Hound Dog Zip (1972)
- Wilderness Tattoo (1972)
- Eye in the Forest (1975)
- John's Secret Treasure (1975)
- The Man with the Silver Eyes (1976)
- Cherokee Crown of Tannassy (1977)
- The Talking Bones (1978)
- War Party (1978)
- The Magic Amulet (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Children's historical adventure fictionStorytelling based on Tennessee frontier history
- Recurring Motifs
- Frontier lifeSurvival in wildernessAmerican pioneers
Legacy
American children's author specializing in historical adventures set in Tennessee. Newbery Honor winner with 39 books.
Trivia
- Married to author Mary Q. Steele.
- Many stories set in Signal Mountain, Tennessee.