Ester Wier
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Ester Wier | |
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Born | October 17, 1910 United States |
Died | January 6, 2000 United States | (aged 89)
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction, children's literature |
Ester Wier (October 17, 1910 – January 6, 2000) was an American writer.[1]
Born Esther Catherine Wier to Robert A. and Lydia (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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Loner". Goodreads.
- ^ ""Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965,"". FamilySearch.
- ^ ""Ester Wier Papers"". .
- ^ "Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n50015709". Library of Congress Authorities.
External links[]
- Ester Wier at Library of Congress Authorities, with 24 catalog records
- https://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/4/resources/3211 Archival collections relating to Ester Wier.
Categories:
- American children's writers
- Newbery Honor winners
- 1910 births
- 2000 deaths
- American children's writer stubs