Mary Q. Steele

Mary Quintard Govan Steele was a noted American author and naturalist. She wrote over twenty books some adultstyle, but mostly childrens books. One of her books, Journey Outside, was a Newbery Honor Book. Steele sometimes wrote under the names Wilson Gage and J. N. Darby.

Mary Quintard Govan Steele was born on May 8, 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Gilbert and Christine Govan. She graduated from the University of Chattanooga.

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