Ester Wier
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Ester Wier | |
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| Born | October 17, 1910 United States |
| Died | January 6, 2000 (aged 89) United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction, children's literature |
Ester Wier (October 17, 1910 – January 6, 2000) was an American writer.[1]
She was born Esther Catherine Wier to Robert A. and Lydia (née Harshberger) Alberti in Seattle, Washington.[2] She married Henry Robert Wier, a naval officer, in 1934,[3] Her first books used her experiences traveling as a naval wife. She took a workshop at George Washington University which led to her writing for children.[4]
Bibliography
- Answer Book on Naval Social Customs, 1956 (with Dorothy Coffin Hickey)
- Answer Book on Air Force Social Customs, 1957
- Army Social Customs, 1958
- What Every Air Force Wife Should Know, 1958
- The Loner, 1963[1]
- Gift of the Mountains, 1963
- The Rumptydoolers, 1964
- Easy Does It, 1965
- The Barrel, 1966
- The Space Hut, 1967
- The Wind Chasers, 1967
- Action at Paradise Marsh, 1968
- The Winners, 1968
- The Long Year, 1969
- The Straggler: Adventures of a Sea Bird, 1970
- The White Oak, 1971
- The Partners, 1972
- The Hunting Trail, 1974
- King of the Mountain, 1975
References
- ^ a b "The Loner". Goodreads.
- ^ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965". FamilySearch.
- ^ "Ester Wier Papers". University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections.
- Library of Congress Authorities.
External links
- Ester Wier at Library of Congress, with 24 library catalog records
- Archival collections relating to Ester Wier
Children and Young Adult Literature portal
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