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Ester Wier (October 17, 1910 – January 6, 2000) was an American writer.

She was born Esther Catherine Wier to Robert A. and Lydia (née Harshberger) Alberti in Seattle, Washington. She married Henry Robert Wier, a naval officer, in 1934, 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.

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
• 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

1. ^ "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.

External links

• Ester Wier at Library of Congress, with 24 library catalog records
• Archival collections relating to Ester Wier

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