Nationality American Period 1969 - 2010 | Name Roy Chandler Role Author | |
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Occupation Soldier, teacher, author Spouse Katherine R. Chandler, PHD Education Pennsylvania State University Books Arrowmaker, Death from Afar: Marine Corps Sniping |
Roy F. Chandler (December 17, 1925 - December 24, 2015) was the author of more than sixty published books and countless magazine articles. He may be best known for his series of sniper related books, including the series "Death From Afar".
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Biography
Chandler is 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 experience. He has been a full-time author for more than thirty years. Chandler died of cancer on December 24, 2015.
Perry County frontier series reading order as per the 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
References
Roy F. Chandler Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA