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Walter Farley (1915–1989)

Autor(a) de The Black Stallion

47+ Works 22,081 Membros 174 Críticas 20 Favorited

About the Author

Walter Farley was born in Syracuse, New York on June 26, 1915. He began writing The Black Stallion when he was a student at Columbia University and completed it while working as an advertising copywriter in New York City. It was an immediate success when it was published in 1941. During World War mostrar mais II, he served in the army where he wrote the second book in the series, The Black Stallion Returns. After his discharge from the service in 1946, he became a full-time author. He wrote 20 novels in the Black Stallion series. His also wrote a fictionalized biography of America's greatest Thoroughbred, Man O'War. He died of heart failure on October 17, 1989 at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Séries

Obras por Walter Farley

The Black Stallion (1941) 4,933 exemplares
The Black Stallion Returns (1945) 1,722 exemplares
Son of the Black Stallion (1947) 1,461 exemplares
The Black Stallion and Satan (1949) 1,011 exemplares
The Black Stallion Mystery (1957) 1,008 exemplares
The Black Stallion Revolts (1953) 955 exemplares
The Black Stallion and Flame (1960) 890 exemplares
The Island Stallion (1948) 881 exemplares
The Black Stallion's Filly (1952) 774 exemplares
The Black Stallion's Ghost (1964) 766 exemplares
The Black Stallion and the Girl (1971) 690 exemplares
The Black Stallion's Courage (1956) 666 exemplares
Man O'War (1962) 634 exemplares
Little Black, A Pony (1961) 604 exemplares
The Black Stallion Challenged (1964) 580 exemplares
The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt (1954) 565 exemplares
The Island Stallion's Fury (1951) 556 exemplares
The Black Stallion Legend (1983) 529 exemplares
The Island Stallion Races (1955) 472 exemplares
The Young Black Stallion (1989) 456 exemplares
The Horse-Tamer (1958) 353 exemplares
Little Black Goes to the Circus! (1963) 331 exemplares
The Black Stallion Picture Book (1979) 140 exemplares
Big Black Horse (1953) 72 exemplares
The Great Dane Thor (1966) 52 exemplares
Little Black Pony Races (1968) 28 exemplares
Horse That Swam Away (1965) 26 exemplares
L'étalon noire 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Black Stallion [1979 film] (1979) — Original book — 173 exemplares
The Black Stallion Returns [1983 film] (1983) — Original story — 58 exemplares
The Young Black Stallion [2003 film] (2004) — Original book — 37 exemplares
Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Contribuidor, algumas edições5 exemplares
The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Horse Stories (1999) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico
Farley, Walter
Nome legal
Farley, Walter Lorimer
Data de nascimento
1915-06-26
Data de falecimento
1989-10-16
Localização do túmulo
Venice, Florida, USA
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Syracuse, New York, USA
Local de falecimento
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Causa da morte
heart failure
Locais de residência
Syracuse, New York, USA
Venice, Florida, USA
Earlville, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarasota, Florida, USA
Educação
Columbia University (BA|1941)
Ocupações
children's book author
Relações
Farley, Steven (son)
Organizações
United States Army (WWII)

Membros

Discussions

The Black Stallion Series, Walter Farley em World Reading Circle (Janeiro 2014)

Críticas

 
Assinalado
BooksInMirror | 6 outras críticas | Feb 19, 2024 |
Independent Reading Level: Grade 1-2
 
Assinalado
Yamilet2023 | 5 outras críticas | Dec 4, 2023 |
First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old.
 
Assinalado
PlumfieldCH | 55 outras críticas | Sep 22, 2023 |
Black Stallion series, Walter Farley, horses, racing,
 
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fetish4minx | 6 outras críticas | Jul 19, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
47
Also by
5
Membros
22,081
Popularidade
#969
Avaliação
3.9
Críticas
174
ISBN
568
Línguas
11
Marcado como favorito
20

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