Frank Hamilton Spearman (September 6, 1859 December 29, 1937) was an American author.He was known for his books in the Western fiction genre and especially for his fiction and non-fiction works on the topic of railroads.Although he wrote prolifically about railroads, his actual career was that of a bank president in McCook, Nebraska and did not himself work for a railroad. Spearman was also a devout Roman Catholic convert and held political views best described as proto-libertarian, both of which beliefs are also reflected in his novels.-wikipedia