Phillip Steele

Phillip W. Steele is the author of several Pelican titles, including The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse and Frank James: The Family History, The Last Cherokee Warriors, Outlaws and Gunfighters of the Old West, and Ozark Tales and Superstitions. He was a member of the Western Writers of America, the Jesse James Historical Society, and the National Outlaw and Lawman History Association. Steele passed away in 2007. Former high-school teacher Steve Cottrell is a descendant of a Sixth Kansas Cavalry member who served in the Indian Territory during the Civil War. He has written extensively on the subject, and his books include Civil War in the Indian Territory, Civil War in Tennessee, and Civil War in Texas and New Mexico Territory. Cottrell resides in Springdale, Arkansas.