Sam Hossler has been a freelance writer for over 30 years in that time he has written literally hundreds of magazine articles as well as newspaper columns on the outdoors. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers of America Association and a past president of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association. In 2005 he had his first book published,  The Summer of 1763, and in 2007 his second book, The Great Land Grab, has been published.

    He has been published in numerous regional and national magazines over the years covering outdoor events and travel. A graduate from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Natural Sciences it was a natural field for the outdoors he loved.

    The areas covered in his books are familiar territory to him as he has spent countless hours hunting, fishing and hiking these hills, mountains and valleys. His fascination for history and the archaeological dig at Old Hanna's Town in Westmoreland County prompted the research for The Summer of 1763. The Great Land Grab is a natural extension of this first story as it covers the Three Rivers area ten years after the close of the French and Indian War and the attempt of Virginia to claim this territory.

A Bloodstained Land is now ready.  Follow the life of a young Native American as he grows to manhood guiding and fighting for the French. Immigrants from across the oceans found this new land held great wealth in furs. Dutch, French, English and others were laying claim to land that rightfully belonged to the Native Americans who lived there. Token payments may have been made for the land, but did the inhabitants really understand they were selling their birthright? Then these strangers fought among themselves as to who owned the land. The young man joins Pontiac's rebellion trying to reclaim his country.

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