Walter Farley was an American author. Educated at Columbia, where he received a B.A. in 1941, his first and most famous work was The Black Stallion (1941). He wrote many sequels; the series was continued after his death by his son Steven.
Mr. Farley and his wife, Rosemary, had four children--Pam, Alice, Steven and Tim--whom they raised on a farm in Pennsylvania and in a beach house in Florida. In 1989 Mr. Farley was honored by his hometown library in Venice, Florida, which established the Walter Farley Literary Landmark in its children's wing. Mr. Farley died of cancer in October 1989, shortly before the publication of The Young Black Stallion, the twenty-first book in the Black Stallion series and after the start of production on the television series Adventures of the Black Stallion.
Mr. Farley and his wife, Rosemary, had four children--Pam, Alice, Steven and Tim--whom they raised on a farm in Pennsylvania and in a beach house in Florida. In 1989 Mr. Farley was honored by his hometown library in Venice, Florida, which established the Walter Farley Literary Landmark in its children's wing. Mr. Farley died of cancer in October 1989, shortly before the publication of The Young Black Stallion, the twenty-first book in the Black Stallion series and after the start of production on the television series Adventures of the Black Stallion.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Black Stallion
1. The Black Stallion (1941)
2. The Black Stallion Returns (1945)
3. Son of the Black Stallion (1947)
4. The Island Stallion (1948)
5. The Black Stallion and Satan (1949)
6. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (1951)
7. The Island Stallion's Fury (1951)
8. The Black Stallion's Filly (1952)
9. The Black Stallion Revolts (1953)
10. The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt (1954)
11. The Island Stallion Races (1955)
12. The Black Stallion's Courage (1956)
13. The Black Stallion Mystery (1957)
14. The Horse Tamer (1958)
15. The Black Stallion and Flame (1960)
16. The Black Stallion Challenged (1964)
17. The Black Stallion's Ghost (1969)
18. The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971)
19. The Black Stallion Legend (1983)
20. The Young Black Stallion (1989) (with Steven Farley)
continued in the series by Steven Farley
1. The Black Stallion (1941)
2. The Black Stallion Returns (1945)
3. Son of the Black Stallion (1947)
4. The Island Stallion (1948)
5. The Black Stallion and Satan (1949)
6. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (1951)
7. The Island Stallion's Fury (1951)
8. The Black Stallion's Filly (1952)
9. The Black Stallion Revolts (1953)
10. The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt (1954)
11. The Island Stallion Races (1955)
12. The Black Stallion's Courage (1956)
13. The Black Stallion Mystery (1957)
14. The Horse Tamer (1958)
15. The Black Stallion and Flame (1960)
16. The Black Stallion Challenged (1964)
17. The Black Stallion's Ghost (1969)
18. The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971)
19. The Black Stallion Legend (1983)
20. The Young Black Stallion (1989) (with Steven Farley)
continued in the series by Steven Farley
Little Black
1. Little Black, a Pony (1961)
2. Little Black Goes to the Circus (1963)
3. Little Black Pony Races (1968)
1. Little Black, a Pony (1961)
2. Little Black Goes to the Circus (1963)
3. Little Black Pony Races (1968)
Novels
Larry and the Undersea Raider (1942)
Big Black Horse (1955)
Man O' War (1962)
The Great Dane Thor (1966)
The Horse That Swam Away (2000)
Big Black Horse (1955)
Man O' War (1962)
The Great Dane Thor (1966)
The Horse That Swam Away (2000)
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