Background
Gary Lyle Blackwood was born on October 23, 1945, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States, to Roy William and Susie Esther (Stallsmith) Blackwood.
100 Campus Dr, Grove City, PA 16127, USA
In 1967, Blackwood received a Bachelor of Arts from Grove City College.
(Scott Shaffer, brighter than his high school classmates a...)
Scott Shaffer, brighter than his high school classmates and emotionally numbed by his father's desertion, spends most of his time in the closed-stack physics section of his county library. Following a mysterious red-robed man, Tomeas, Scott unlocks the door of a dusty, unused study room and enters the pre-industrial world of Gale'tin.
https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Door-Gary-L-Blackwood/dp/0022749381/?tag=2022091-20
1991
(Presents the life story of our twenty-sixth president, co...)
Presents the life story of our twenty-sixth president, covering his illness-plagued childhood as well as his careers as a rancher, soldier, and political reformer.
https://www.amazon.com/Rough-Riding-Reformer-Roosevelt-Biographies/dp/0761405208/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His ...)
Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master has just one demand: steal Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"-or else. Widge has no choice but to follow orders, so he works his way into the heart of the Globe Theater, where Shakespeare's players perform. As full of twists and turns as a London alleyway, this entertaining novel is rich in period details, colorful characters, villainy, and drama.
https://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Stealer-Gary-Blackwood/dp/0141305959/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(UFOs. Spooky spectres. Psychic detectives. Are these and ...)
UFOs. Spooky spectres. Psychic detectives. Are these and other events, occurrences, and people like them real or imagined? In Secrets of the Unexplained, author Gary Blackwood invites us to make up our own minds. This exciting and thorough series brings the world of the paranormal to the fingertips of young readers.
https://www.amazon.com/Paranormal-Powers-Secrets-Unexplained-Blackwood/dp/0761404686/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Describes some of the ways humans have tried to foretell ...)
Describes some of the ways humans have tried to foretell the future throughout history and discusses specific instances of such prophecies.
https://www.amazon.com/Fateful-Forebodings-Secrets-Unexplained-Blackwood/dp/0761404678/?tag=2022091-20
1998
(Examines reincarnation, discussing past lives, age regres...)
Examines reincarnation, discussing past lives, age regression through hypnosis, spontaneous memory, false memory, karma, and notable case studies.
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Ago-Lives-Secrets-Unexplained-Blackwood/dp/0761407472/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime fighters. In Bad Guys, the two-time Smithsonian Notable Book Award winner takes a look at the other side. A motley crew of villians, their chronicles are, indeed, fascinating. Yet, Blackwood goes far beyond storytelling.
https://www.amazon.com/Gangsters-Bad-Guys-Gary-Blackwood/dp/0761410163/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime fighters. In Bad Guys, the two-time Smithsonian Notable Book Award winner takes a look at the "other side." A motley crew of villians, their chronicles are, indeed, fascinating.
https://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Bad-Guys-Gary-Blackwood/dp/0761410198/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime fighters. In Bad Guys, the two-time Smithsonian Notable Book Award winner takes a look at the other side. A motley crew of villians, their chronicles are, indeed, fascinating.
https://www.amazon.com/Swindlers-Bad-Guys-Gary-Blackwood/dp/0761410317/?tag=2022091-20
2001
(Book is in very good condition, crisp pages with no notat...)
Book is in very good condition, crisp pages with no notation or highlights, clean cover minor shelf wear. Eligible for free Super Saving shipping! Fast Amazon shipping plus hassle free return policy means your satisfaction is guaranteed! Tracking number provided in your Amazon account with every order. As always thanks for the view and have a great day.
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Hangman-Blackwood-Author-Paperback/dp/B00MZQNJ4Q/?tag=2022091-20
2004
(Explores the mystery surrounding the deaths of various hi...)
Explores the mystery surrounding the deaths of various historical figures: Tutkankhamen, the English Princes in the Tower, Christopher Marlowe, Mozart, Meriwether Lewis, and Amelia Earhart.
https://www.amazon.com/Debatable-Deaths-Unsolved-History-Blackwood/dp/0761418881/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(A highly-theatrical but faithful adaptation of Edith Whar...)
A highly-theatrical but faithful adaptation of Edith Wharton's romantic and tragic short novel of rural Massachusetts life around the turn of the 20th century.
https://www.amazon.com/Ethan-Frome-Gary-L-Blackwood/dp/0874401399/?tag=2022091-20
2017
Gary Lyle Blackwood was born on October 23, 1945, in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States, to Roy William and Susie Esther (Stallsmith) Blackwood.
In 1967, Blackwood received a Bachelor of Arts from Grove City College. While a college student, Blackwood published his first short story, Cliffs of Gold, in Twelve/Fifteen magazine.
From 1989 to 1993, Blackwood was a teacher of play-writing, at Missouri Southern State College, in Joplin, Missouri, and then, in 1997. In 1995, he became a teacher of writing-for-publication course at Trinidad State Junior College, in Trinidad, Colorado.
Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen. By now, he has sold dozens of stories to children's magazines, and has published twenty-one novels for young adults and middle readers. Popular, particularly with boys due to their western and history themes, Blackwood's books include the alternate Revolutionary War history The Year of the Hangman, the nonfiction "Bad Guys" series, and his series of adventure novels centering around Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare and featuring an orphaned teen named Widge.
Over the years, he has traveled all over the country, spreading his stories and answering the questions of young readers about his books. Blackwood has also written half a dozen plays. His plays have been produced in regional and universities theatres.
(Explores the mystery surrounding the deaths of various hi...)
2005(Scott Shaffer, brighter than his high school classmates a...)
1991(Presents the life story of our twenty-sixth president, co...)
1997(A highly-theatrical but faithful adaptation of Edith Whar...)
2017(Examines reincarnation, discussing past lives, age regres...)
1999(Describes some of the ways humans have tried to foretell ...)
1998(Describes the history, purpose, and construction of medie...)
1999(Book is in very good condition, crisp pages with no notat...)
2004(Explores events, mysterious deaths, and legends that have...)
2005(Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His ...)
1998(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
2001(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
2001(Noted author Gary L. Blackwood grew up intrigued by crime...)
2001(UFOs. Spooky spectres. Psychic detectives. Are these and ...)
1998Blackwood is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators.
On February 23, 1971, Gary Blackwood married Judith Ann McPeak, but they divorced in May 1973. On October 3, 1977, Gary married Jean Ann Lantzy. Gary has three children, Gareth, Giles and Tegan.