Frank H. Spearman

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Frank Hamilton Spearman (September 6, 1859 – December 29, 1937) was an American author.

He was known for his books in the Western fiction genre and especially for his fiction and non-fiction works on the topic of railroads.

Although he wrote prolifically about railroads, his actual career was that of a bank president in McCook, Nebraska and did not himself work for a railroad. Spearman was also a devout Roman Catholic convert and held political views best described as proto-libertarian, both of which beliefs are also reflected in his novels.

His Western novel Whispering Smith was made into a movie on three separate occasions, in 1915, 1927 and 1947.

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• The Nerve of Foley (1900)
• Held for Orders (1901)
• Doctor Bryson (1902)
• The Daughter of a Magnate (1903), ISBN 1-889439-01-0
• The Close of the Day (1904)
• The Strategy of Great Railroads (1904)
• Whispering Smith (1906), ISBN 1-889439-02-9
• Robert Kimberly (1911)
• The Mountain Divide (1912)
• Merrilie Dawes (1913)
• Nan of Music Mountain (1916), ISBN 1-889439-03-7
• Laramie Holds the Range (1921)
• The Marriage Verdict (1923)
• Selwood of Sleepy Cat (1924)
• Your Son's Education (1925)
• Flambeau Jim (1927)
• Spanish Lover (1930)
• Hell's Desert (1932)
• Gunlock Ranch (1935)