Christopher Collier (January 29, 1930 – March 6, 2020[1]) was an American historian and fiction writer.
Collier was born in New York City.
[3] Collier and his brother, the author James Lincoln Collier, have co-written novels, most of which are based on historic events.
Collier's children's books include My Brother Sam Is Dead (1974), which deals with the American Revolution, and was awarded a Newbery Honor, and seven historical novels written with James, including Jump Ship to Freedom (1981).
His books for adults include Roger Sherman's Connecticut: Yankee Politics and the American Revolution; Decision in Philadelphia (with James); and All Politics is Local, about Connecticut's role in the 1787 Constitutional Convention.