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Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of the five children. At age 6 she became sick with rheumatic fever and remained bedridden for six years, unable to attend school. She spent her days reading and writing. Her first story was published when she was 11 years old. After highschool she attended Milwaukee State Teachers College. In 1923, she married. She and her husband lived in Wayne, Illinois.

In 1945, Henry received the Newbery honor for Justin Morgan Had a Horse. She began collaborating with artist Wesley Dennis, who went on to illustrate 15 of her books. In 1947, she published her most famous book, Misty of Chincoteague. In 1949 she received the Newbery Medal in 1949 for King of the Wind. Over the course of her career, she published over 40 books, chiefly fiction about horses.

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American writer

Born 13 April 1902
Died 26 November 1997

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  • Cover of: King of the Wind

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Misty of Chincoteague Essential Collection: Misty of Chincoteague; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Sea Star; Misty's Twilight

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Chile in story and pictures

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A Colt Is Born (King of the Wind)

    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shamrock Queen.

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Marguerite Henry's Horseshoe Library Box Set

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Palio: The Wildest Horse Race in the World

    First published in 1976 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1955 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Justin Morgan Had a Horse Marguerite Henry Famous Horse Stories

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  • Cover of: Using Popular Literature - Book 1 - Shane, Sounder, Old Man & the Sea, Call of the Wild, Red Pony

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  • Cover of: Album of Horses

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: King of the Wind Collection (3 Books)

    First published in 2000 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: White Stallion of Lipizza

    First published in 1964 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Little Fellow

    First published in 1975 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Two Decades of Organized Labor and Labor Politics in Maine, 1880-1900

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    First published in 1945 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: King Of The Wind - The Story Of Godolphin Arabian

    First published in 1949 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Shamrock Queen (Always Reddy) (Scholastic Books #TW208)

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  • Cover of: Cofa : robert fulton: boy Craftsman

    First published in 1945 — 1 edition
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American writer

Born 13 April 1902
Died 26 November 1997

Subjects

Juvenile fiction, Children's fiction, Fiction, Horses, Horses, fiction, Juvenile literature, Description and travel, Children's stories, Chincoteague pony, History, Ponies, Horse racing, Virginia, fiction, Children: Grades 4-6, Horses, juvenile literature, Ponies, fiction, Dogs, Horse racing, fiction, Horses, pictorial works, Legends and stories, Artists, fiction, Breeding, Brothers and sisters, fiction, Cats, fiction, Children's literature

Places

Chincoteague Island (Va.), Italy, Alaska, Argentina, Assateague Island (Md. and Va.), Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Bright Angel Creek, Canada, Chile, Chincoteague Island, Chincoteague, Isla (Virginia), Chincoteaque Island, Colorado River, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, France, Grand Canyon (Ariz.), Hawaii, Isla (Virginia) Chincoteague, Mei guo, Morocco

People

Marguerite Henry (1902-), Annie Bronn Johnston, Benjamin West (1738-1820), James Monroe (1758-1831), Robert Fulton (1765-1815), Teddy Roosevelt, bxjxjdj

Time

20th century, Austria, Early 18th century, Vienna, Xian dai, xhjxjd

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July 26, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
April 7, 2022 Edited by JeneeWhitney merge authors
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import