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Don Coldsmith is an American novelist who was born on 28 February, 1926 in Iola, Kansas. He is best known for his Spanish Bit Saga, a series of historical novels set in the American Southwest. Coldsmith attended the University of Kansas, where he earned a degree in journalism. After college, he served in the United States Army during the Korean War. After his service, he worked as a newspaper editor and a public relations executive. Coldsmith began writing fiction in the late 1960s. His first novel, The Trail of the Spanish Bit, was published in 1967. The novel was the first in the Spanish Bit Saga, which consists of twenty-five books. The series follows the lives of the Plains Indians in the American Southwest. Coldsmith has also written several non-fiction books about the American Southwest, including The Indian Heritage of America and The Indian Way. Coldsmith is 83 years old and has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He is married and has two children.

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 28 February, 1926
Birthday 28 February
Birthplace Iola, Kansas, U.S.
Date of death June 25, 2009 (aged 83) - Kansas City, Kansas
Died Place Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2013

• The Moon of Madness(Released November 19, 2013)

2009

Coldsmith suffered a stroke on June 20, 2009, after attending a conference of the Western Writers of America in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He died on June 25, 2009, at The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, according to his wife Edna.

1990

Coldsmith, who had periodically taught English classes at Emporia State University, was awarded the Western Writers of America's Golden Spur award for best original paperback for The Changing Wind of 1990. Other honors include Distinguished Kansan (awarded by the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas in 1993) and the Edgar Wolfe Award for lifetime contributions to literature (1995). Coldsmith was in high demand as a speaker, especially when the subject was the High Plains and the American West.

1988

In addition to his career as a writer, Coldsmith was a medical doctor, serving as a family practitioner in Emporia, Kansas, until 1988, when he chose to concentrate on writing. In addition, Coldsmith and his 2nd wife Edna were cattle ranchers and breeders of Appaloosa horses.

1944

Son of a Methodist preacher, Coldsmith attended high school in Coffeyville, Kansas, and joined the U.S. Army in 1944. His role as a combat medic in the Pacific Theater of World War II led him to Japan, where he was among the first occupying troops. He was assigned to provide medical care for Japanese war criminals, including Hideki Tōjō, the prime minister.

1926

Don Coldsmith (February 28, 1926 – June 25, 2009) was an American author of primarily Western fiction. A past president of Western Writers of America, Coldsmith wrote more than 40 books, as well as hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. His "Spanish Bit Saga", a series of related novels, helped to re-define the Western novel by adopting the point of view of the Native Americans, rather than the European immigrants.

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