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
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Born to Trot
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
Black Gold
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox
Born to Trot
Misty of Chincoteague
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
White Stallion of Lipizza
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio
Brighty Of The Grand Canyon (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)
The Boy Who Loved to Draw: Benjamin West
Misty of Chincoteague
The Wildest Horse Race in the World
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
Misty's Twilight
Mustang-Wild Spirit of the West
Stormy, Misty's Foal
Justin Morgan Had a Horse
King of the Wind
Black Gold
Mustang: Wild Spirit Of The West
Misty of Chincoteague
Justin Morgan Had a Horse