Steve Wilson is a native of southwestern Oklahoma, and grew up on a farm near the Wichita Mountains where he spent much of his spare time seeking mining ruins from the gold rush days of the century before. He served in Vietnam with the 4th Infantry Division as an army combat correspondent, and a tour in Tokyo as editor of its weekly newspaper, Ivy Leaf.
He is director emeritus of the Museum of the Great Plains, where he also edited the Great Plains Journal for 27 years. He is the author or editor of four books and more than 150 articles on the Southwest and Mexico, where he has continued his research on the mining industry.
Books by Steve Wilson
“Son, there's more treasure buried right here In Oklahoma than in the rest of the whole Southwest.” Those words from an old-timer launched Steve Wilson on a years-long quest for the stories of Oklahoma’s treasures. This book is the result.
“No one knew when the bugle sounded reveille what would happen before taps that night.” Forrestine "Birdie" Cooper learned at an early age that growing up on the western frontier meant that each new day brought a fresh adventure.
Hidden in the unforgiving earth of West Texas were clues: archaic clues etched upon buried rocks, stacked as artifacts upon other clues, or carved into rock walls. These centuries-old clues, placed to lead Spaniards back to their cache, eventually formed an intricate web that has lured treasure seekers and captured them in its mystery.