Wayne D. Overholser (born in Pomeroy, Washington) was an American Western writer. Overholser won the 1953 First Spur Award for best novel for Lawman using the pseudonym Lee Leighton. In 1955 he won the 1954 (second) Spur Award for The Violent Land. Three additional pseudonyms were John S. Daniels, Dan J. Stevens and Joseph Wayne; combinations of his three sons' names. - Wikipedia
The author is pictured here (sitting) with his son Steve Overholser (standing) who is also an author.
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Large type books, Fiction, Western stories, Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction, westerns, Ranchers, Cowboys, Revenge, Outlaws, Ranches, Sheriffs, Ute Indians, Wars, 1879, FICTION, FICTION / Westerns, Farmers, Fathers and sons, Fiction, general, History, Land tenure, Railroad stories, Ranchers in fiction, Territorial expansion, Treasure troves, Treasure-trovePlaces
West (U.S.), Colorado, Oregon, West United States, Wyoming, New Mexico, Sandoval County (N.M.), United StatesID Numbers
- OLID: OL33145A
- ISNI: 0000000114556446
- VIAF: 116375978
- Wikidata: Q2553043
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2553043
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- John S. Daniels
- Lee Leighton
- Mark Morgan
- Wayne Roberts
- Dan J. Stevens
- Joseph Wayne
- Wayne Overholser
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| August 1, 2019 | Edited by JeffKaplan | merge authors |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| April 27, 2016 | Edited by Hemanth Kumar | author bio & photo |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |