Edith Iglauer

Edith Iglauer

Edith Iglauer (or Edith Iglauer Hamburger, born 1917) is an American writer. She is the author of several non-fiction books, including "Denison's Ice Road" (1975), "Seven Stones", a profile of the architect Arthur Erickson (1971), and "The New People: The Eskimo's Journey into our Time" (1966). She is also a freelance writer for "The New Yorker," "Harper's," and "Atlantic Monthly".

Iglauer was born in Cleveland, Ohio and educated at Wellesley College and at Columbia University School of Journalism. Her interest in Eskimo culture led her to travel the northern climates extensivley. Iglauer appeared as herself, along with John Denison, in the History Channel presentation, "Ice Road Truckers".

References

*Iglauer, Edith. (1975) "Denison's Ice Road" Dutton. ISBN 978-0525090069. From the "About the Author" section.

External links

* [http://www.edithiglauer.com/ Edith Iglauer's web site]


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