Ester Wier

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Ester Wier
BornOctober 17, 1910
United States
DiedJanuary 6, 2000(2000-01-06) (aged 89)
United States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction, 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "The Loner". Goodreads.
  2. ^ "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965". FamilySearch.
  3. ^ "Ester Wier Papers". University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections.
  4. ^ "LCCN Permalink n50015709". Library of Congress Authorities.

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