04/13/1902
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA:
Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; 13 April 1902 – 26 November 1997) was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, a 1948 book about horses, and she was a runner-up for two others. One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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King of the Wind (1990) Novel |
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Peter Lundy and the Medicine Hat Stallion (1977) Novel |
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Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972) Novel |
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Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1966) Novel |
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Misty (1961) Novel |
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King of the Wind () Novel |