Roy F. Chandler (December 17, 1925 - December 24, 2015) was the author of more than sixty published books and many magazine articles. He is known for his series of sniper related books, including the series "Death From Afar".CNN INSIGHT program: Washington's Serial Sniper, October 8, 2002,
Biography Chandler was a United States Army veteran with more than twenty years of active service including World War II and Korea. Later, he was a schoolteacher in Pennsylvania and Alaska. His writing is often based on personal experiences. He was a full-time author for more than thirty years. Chandler died of cancer on December 24, 2015.
Bibliography Perry County, Pennsylvania, series Limited edition copies, where known. History of Early Perry County Guns and Gunsmiths, 1969 A History of Perry County Railroads, 1970 Tales of Perry County, 1973 A History of Hunting in Perry County, 1974 Arrowmaker, 1974 Antiques of Perry County, 1976 The Black Rifle, 1976 Homes, Barns and Outbuildings of Perry County, 1978 Shatto, 1979 The Perry County Flavor, 1980 The Didactor, 1981 (900) Fort Robinson: A novel of Perry County Pennsylvania, the years 1750–63, 1981 (800) Friend Seeker: A novel of Perry County PA, 1982 (900) Perry County in Pen & Ink, 1983 Shatto's way: A novel of Perry County, Pa, 1984 (1000) Chip Shatto: A novel of Perry County Pennsylvania, the years 1863–65, 1984 Firefighters of Perry County, 1982 Perry County Sketchbook, 1986 The Warrior, A novel of Perry County Pennsylvania, 1995 (1500) The Perry Countian, 1987 Hawk's Feather – An Adventure Story, 1988 Ted's Story, 1988 (1000) Cronies, 1989 Song of Blue Moccasin, 1989 The Sweet Taste, 1990 (1000) Tiff's Game: A work of fiction, 1991 Old Dog, 1993 Tim Murphy, Rifleman: A novel of Perry County, Pa, 1754–1840, 1993 Ramsey: A novel of Perry County Pennsylvania, 1994 Last Black Book, 1995 Ironhawk, 1999
The Gun of Joseph Smith series (young adult) The Gun of Joseph Smith, (with Katherine R. Chandler), 1987 Tuck Morgan, Plainsman (Vol. 2) (with Katherine R. Chandler), 1991 Morgan's Park (Vol. 3) (with Katherine R. Chandler), 1997
Death From Afar series Death From Afar I (and Norman A. Chandler), 1992 Death From Afar II: Marine Corps Sniping (and Norman A. Chandler), 1993 Death From Afar Vol. III: The Black Book (and Norman A. Chandler), 1994 Death From Afar IV (and Norman A. Chandler), 1996 Death From Afar V (and Norman A. Chandler), 1998
Other fiction Chugger's Hunt, 1990 Gray's Talent, 1995 Dark shadow, 1996 Sniper One (Iron Brigade series), 2000 Shooter Galloway''', 2004The Boss's Boy, 2007Pardners, 2008The Saga of Hawk's Revenge, 2010The Making of Blackwater Jack, 2014 ()
Other non-fiction ( )Limited edition copies, where known.Alaskan hunter: a book about big game hunting, 1972Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes and Barrel Marks, 1972 (400)Arms Makers of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1981 (1000)Gunsmiths of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1982 Pennsylvania Gunmakers (a collection), 1984A 30', $6,000 Cruising Catamaran, 1987Alcatraz: The Hard Years 1934–1938, (with Erville F. Chandler), 1989Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes All New Volume 2, 1992 Behold the Long Rifle, 1993 The Kentucky Pistol, 1994 (1800)Choose the Right Gun, 1994 (2000)Hunting Alaska, 1995The Hunter's Alaska, 2005White Feather: Carlos Hathcock USMC scout sniper (and Norman A. Chandler), 1997One Shot Brotherhood (and Norman A. Chandler), 2001
Children’s books All About a Foot Soldier, 1965 Oog The Baker, 2006
Perry County frontier series reading order according to The Last Black Book Friend Seeker The Warrior (1721–1764) Arrowmaker The Black Rifle Fort Robinson (1750–63) Ironhawk Song of Blue Moccasin Tim Murphy, Rifleman (1754–1840) Hawk's Feather Shatto Chip Shatto (1863–65) Ted's Story Tiff's Game Cronies The Didactor The Perry Countian The Sweet Taste Old Dog Ramsey Shatto's Way''
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