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  2. Misty of Chincoteague (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Misty of Chincoteague is a children's novel written by pony book author Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis, and published by Rand McNally in 1947.Set in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, the book was inspired by the real-life story of the Beebe family and their efforts to raise a Chincoteague Pony filly born to a wild horse, who would later become known as Misty of ...

  3. Wild Horse Island - Wikipedia

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    The island was formed by the Cordilleran Glacier, giving the island a varying topography. Its shores are 2,900 feet (880 m) above sea level. The glacier caused the six summits in the center of the island, ranging in heights between 3,277 and 3,745 feet (999 and 1,141 m), to be formed into rôche moutonnée, with rugged northern faces and rugged southern cliffs.

  4. The Phantom Stallion - Wikipedia

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    The series follows protagonist Samantha "Sam" Forster, a 13-year-old girl with auburn hair and blue eyes who shares a unique bond with a wild horse named The Phantom Stallion. Having spent two years away from her family's Nevada cattle ranch to recover from a riding accident, Sam returns home to face new challenges.

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  6. Dick Francis - Wikipedia

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    Richard Stanley Francis CBE FRSL (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British [1] steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.. After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winning over 350 races and becoming champion jockey of the British National Hunt.

  7. Marguerite Henry - Wikipedia

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    Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997) [2] [3] [4] 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. [5]

  8. Zane Grey - Wikipedia

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    He was the author of more than 90 books, some published posthumously or based on serials originally published in magazines. His total book sales exceeded 40 million. [79] Grey wrote not only Westerns, but also two hunting books, six children's books, three baseball books, and eight fishing books. [80] Many of them became bestsellers.

  9. Terri Farley - Wikipedia

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    American Terri Farley is an American writer of predominantly children's literature and young adult fiction.She is the best-selling author of Seven Tears into the Sea, The Phantom Stallion series for young readers about the contemporary and historic West, and many nonfiction magazine articles.