Esther Kellner
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Esther Kellner was an author, animal lover, and director of Wayne County, Indiana
Civil Defense.
She was born in New Lisbon, Indiana
and graduated from Morton High School in Richmond, Indiana
in 1926. She began her writing career at age 20 as editor of a children's magazine, Play Mate.
She became involved with the Wayne County Civil Defense in 1965 while writing her book, The Long Silence, about the fire that destroyed the switch office of the local phone company and left the area without phone service for several months. Another noted book, Death in a Sunny Street, chronicled the 1968 Richmond, Indiana explosion
that destroyed several downtown blocks and killed 41 people.
She wrote seventeen books, both fiction and nonfiction, including: The Devil and Aunt Serena, Moonshine: Its History and Folklore, and The Background of the Old Testament.
Known as a friend to lost and injured animals , she also wrote Animals Come to My House: A Story Guide to the Care of Small Wild Animals.
Non-Fiction
Wayne County, Indiana
Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68,917. The county seat is Richmond.-History:...
Civil Defense.
She was born in New Lisbon, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
and graduated from Morton High School in Richmond, Indiana
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
in 1926. She began her writing career at age 20 as editor of a children's magazine, Play Mate.
She became involved with the Wayne County Civil Defense in 1965 while writing her book, The Long Silence, about the fire that destroyed the switch office of the local phone company and left the area without phone service for several months. Another noted book, Death in a Sunny Street, chronicled the 1968 Richmond, Indiana explosion
Richmond, Indiana explosion
The Richmond, Indiana explosion was a double explosion which occurred at 1:47 PM EST on Saturday, April 6, 1968 in downtown Richmond, Indiana. The explosions killed 41 people and injured more than 150...
that destroyed several downtown blocks and killed 41 people.
She wrote seventeen books, both fiction and nonfiction, including: The Devil and Aunt Serena, Moonshine: Its History and Folklore, and The Background of the Old Testament.
Known as a friend to lost and injured animals , she also wrote Animals Come to My House: A Story Guide to the Care of Small Wild Animals.
Published works
FictionFiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
- Mary of Nazareth (Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1958)
- The Promise (1956)
- The Bride of Pilate (1959)
Non-Fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
- Animals Come to My House (New York: Putnam, c1976)
- Background of the Old Testament (1963)
- Death in a Sunny Street (1968)
- Devil and Aunt Serena (1968)
- Long Silence (1965)
- Moonshine (1971)
- Out of the Woods (1964)