Skipper Steely

Contact Steely at: wrightpress@suddenlink.net or just call at (903-272-7994)

A newspaper writer, editor and owner half of his life, Skipper Steely has been writing, editing, producing and marketing books since 1980. Periodically he produces magazine articles. For 10 years he was director of the Paris Education Foundation's J.T. Davis Annual Golf Tournament.

Steely graduated from Paris High School in 1964, from East Texas State University with a B.S. in Business/Journalism in 1968 and a M.S. in Journalism/Business in 1970. Partial work at Paris Junior College and The University of Texas. Half of work done toward an EdD. After a stint with the United States Air Force as an information and recruitment officer, Steely spent the next eight years in the newspaper business, and a short time as a division director in a state agency.

In 1980 Steely began to write and publish books, as well as market books published by others under the name of Wright Press. In 1990 he began to write full-time and has completed several manuscripts on fiction, non-fiction, and biography. The bulk of his work is on history, but books on sports and novels of adventure have also come from his keyboard.

Some Completed Work:

Articles:

Paris News

Lamar County Echo

Dallas Times Herald

Texas East Times

Commerce Citizen

Wolfe City Sun

Cooper Review

East Texas Historical Journal

Books:

Paris Fire of 1916 (co-written with Hub Hollis)--Kindle

Pat Mayse: The Life and Times of a Texas Publisher--Kindle

He Never Came Back: Story of Doolittle Raider Dean Hallmark--Kindle

Living With A Bloody Past: Paris Texas Lynchings & Murders--Kindle

James Mitchell Daniel: Railroad Builder, Civil War Officer, Entrepreneur, Silver Miner--Kindle

Six Months From Tennessee-Hardback

The Raymond Berry Years-Hardback

Charles DeMorse: Father of Texas Journalism (edited)-Hardback

SANTA ANNA: Prisoner Of War In Texas (edited)-Hardback

First United Church of Paris (co-wrote, edited)-Hardback

Why Stay At Pearl?--Kindle

PEARL HARBOR COUNTDOWN: Story of Admiral James O. Richardson-Hardback

Admiral J.O. Richardson: His Part in the Sinking of the USS Panay

Admiral J.O. Richardson: His Part in the Flight of Amelia Earhart

Forty Seven Years-Kindle

Red River Pioneers (edited-Kindle

Civil War In The Redlands-Kindle

Kidnapping Of The President--fiction on Nook

The Admirals of 1940:Why Stay at Pearl?-Kindle & Nook

Paris, Texas Lynchings-Kindle

John Chisum-Kindle

Davey Crockett-Kindle

Eddie Robinson-Kindle

Allied Intervention in Russia: General W.P. Richardson--Kindle

King Cotton: Paris, Texas Cotton Compress & John J. Culbertson--Kindle

The Rabble Hissed: Secession Vote By Lamar County, Texas--Kindle

Flavius Josephus Fisher: Artist--Kindle

George W. Wright Memoirs (edited)--Kindle

Northeast Texas Pioneers (edited)--Paperback

William Henry Huddle:Texas Capitol Painter--Kindle

Paris High School (Texas): Track Records--Kindle

Paris High School (Texas): Football Records--Kindle

The Great Bend: Early History of the Red River Settlements

1887: Coca-Cola and Dr. Pepper in Paris, Texas

Manuscripts:

Eddie Robinson: My Memoirs

Banking History of Paris, Texas

History of Holy Cross Episcopal Church: Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas Industrial Foundation & Industrial Recruitment

History of Rodgers-Wade Manufacturing Company

History of Harrison-Walker-Harper Company

History of Gibraltar Hotel

History of Lamar County, Texas Courthouse

What Happened to Alix Dunston?