The author (right) pictured with his best friend of ten years, David Stoliar, in late spring of 2010 along the Metolius River in Camp Sherman, Oregon. Photo by Cheryl Guggenheim.
About the Author
Alan Guggenheim is an award-winning newspaper journalist (Salem Statesman-Journal) and author of regional history books and articles about the Pacific Northwest.
With his son Adam, he first wrote about David Stoliar and the Struma in a February 2004 Naval History magazine article about the sinking, entitled "Doomed From the Start." He also wrote Sources & Strategies for Investigative Reporters; and Spirit Lake People -- Memories of Mount St. Helens. He co-authored with Dan Postrel, The Lady Awakens; and with his father Gus Guggenheim, Protocol for Productivity. He edited and co-authored with Dr. Ken Holmes, Lady with a Past.
In 2013-2014, he researched, developed and wrote the story line for the Oregon Historical Museum's exhibit, "100 Years of a Powerful Partnership," a long-running, large-scale exhibition about the electricians who wired Greater Portland, Oregon. He also researched and produced a history of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 48, entitled, "A Rising Tide of Diversity."