Born on a ranch in Texas, Steffen grew up around horses, which set the stage for his becoming a western artist, writer, and researcher. He graduated high school in 1935, receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point. While attending Stanton Preparatory Academy, a prerequisite for West Point, he waited tables and gave riding lessons. Soon after starting at West Point he traded places with another cadet and tranferred to the Naval Academy, gr (showing 500 of 2769 characters). |
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