First edition | |
Author | Marguerite Henry |
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Illustrator | Wesley Dennis |
Language | English |
Publisher | Wilcox & Follett |
Publication date | 1945 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0689852794 |
Justin Morgan Had a Horse is an American children's historical novel by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis and published by Wilcox & Follett of Chicago in 1945. It concerns the real figures of Justin Morgan and his bay stallion Figure, who lived in Vermont in the late eighteenth century. It was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1946.
An edition was published by Rand McNally in 1954 with new copyrights by both Henry and Dennis. The Library of Congress catalog records report 89 pp. and 169 pp.
Plot summary
The schoolmaster, Justin Morgan, takes two colts as payment for an old debt. The younger of the two grows into a sturdy, though small, riding horse which served as the foundation of the Morgan breed.
Adaptations
In 1972, the book was adapted as a film by Disney Studios. It starred Don Murray as Justin Morgan. John Smith, formerly of the NBC series Laramie, played the part of Mr. Ames.
References
- ^ LCCN agr45000372.
- The Newbery Companion, John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, Libraries Unlimited, 2001, p. 140.
- "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". American Library Association. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ LCCN 54-8903.
- "Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)". IMDb.
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