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.
Children's literature
Historical fiction
Animal stories
Black Gold
Album of Horses
Misty of Chincoteague
Misty of Chincoteague
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Boxed Set): Misty of Chincoteague, Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
Misty of Chincoteague
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Brighty of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
White Stallion of Lipizza
Misty of Chincoteague
Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio
Five o'clock Charlie
San Domingo: The Medicine Hat Stallion
Misty of Chincoteague
A Pictorial Life Story of Misty
The Little Fellow