Raymond S. Spears

Raymond Smiley Spears (1876–1950) was an author of western and adventure stories.

A move to the Adirondack Mountains to recuperate from a throat ailment lead to a great love of the outdoors.

He worked there for five years before moving back to the countryside and doing freelance reporting.

These trips provided the background information for many of his fiction and non-fiction writings.

Raymond used up to eight pseudonyms for his writings, the most used of which was Jim Smiley.