Background
Miers, Earl Schenck was born on May 27, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of William Schenck and Emma (Swannell) Miers.
Miers, Earl Schenck was born on May 27, 1910 in Brooklyn. Son of William Schenck and Emma (Swannell) Miers.
Bachelor of Letters, Rutgers University, 1933, Master of Arts, 1943, Doctor of Letters, 1963. Doctor of Humane Letters, Lincoln College, 1962.
He wrote over 100 published books, mostly about the history of the American Civil War. Some of them were intended for children, including three historic novels in the We Were There series. Miers was born in Brooklyn.
He moved to Hackensack, New Jersey as a child and started writing with a typewriter while he was in school as his cerebral palsy prevented his ability to write with a pencil.
Miers received honorary degrees from Lincoln College and Rutgers University. On 17 November 1972, at the age of 62, Miers died at his home in Edison, New Jersey.
Member National Society Crippled Children and Adults. Member New Jersey History Commission, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Agnes Starling Wyckoff, August 25, 1934. Children: David, Meredith, William.