The Cruel Winds of Winter

Frank Chester Robertson (January 12, 1890 - July 29, 1969) was an American author best known for his western novels. He published over 150 hard cover books and countless other short stories, serials and newspaper articles. In later years, he also wrote a column for the Provo Herald called, "The Chopping Block". Robertson started writing short stories while in Chesterfield. He wrote his first novel in 1924 titled, The Foreman of the Forty Bar. The novel was first published in People's Popular Monthly and then syndicated in several newspapers.[3][4] It was published as a book in 1925. His most popular book was his 1950 autobiographical book, A Ram in the Thicket: The Story of a Roaming Homesteader Family on the Mormon Frontier, which was later condensed in Reader's Digest. His prime writing years were from the 1920s to the 1940s, but continued writing until his death. He wrote under several pseudonyms including Frank Chesterfield, Robert Crane and King Hill.[5] In 1954, the Western Writers of America presented the Silver Spur award for best juvenile story for Robertson's story, Sagebrush Sorrel.[6] He was also the 1959-1960 President of the Western Writers of America.[7 source: Wikipedia


Genre: Young Adult Fiction