Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt) was an acclaimed American author of children's books, best known for her meticulously researched historical fiction about horses and animals, including the Newbery Medal-winning 'King of the Wind' (1948) and 'Misty of Chincoteague' (1947). Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she overcame childhood rheumatic fever to publish her first article at age eleven and wrote 59 books over nearly 80 years. She died in 1997 in Rancho Santa Fe, California, leaving a legacy of millions of copies sold and a vast collection of papers at the University of Minnesota.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Apr 13, 1902 Wikipedia
Children's literature Historical fiction Animal stories