Roy F. Chandler (December 17, 1925 - December 24, 2015) was the author of more than sixty published books [citation needed] and many magazine articles. He is known for his series of sniper related books, including the series "Death From Afar".[2]
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.[1]
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', 2004
The Boss's Boy, 2007
Pardners, 2008
The Saga of Hawk's Revenge, 2010
Other non-fiction
( )Limited edition copies, where known.
Alaskan hunter: a book about big game hunting, 1972
Kentucky Rifle Patchboxes and Barrel Marks, 1972 (400)
Arms Makers of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1981 (1000)
Gunsmiths of Eastern Pennsylvania, 1982
Pennsylvania Gunmakers (a collection), 1984
A 30', $6,000 Cruising Catamaran, 1987
Alcatraz: The Hard Years 1934–1938, (with Erville F. Chandler), 1989
Kentucky 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, 1995
The Hunter's Alaska, 2005
White Feather: Carlos Hathcock USMC scout sniper (and Norman A. Chandler), 1997
One 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
^ ab"Roy F. Chandler". Perry County Times. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^CNN INSIGHT program: Washington's Serial Sniper, October 8, 2002, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2011-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
