Walter Farley

1 series 19 books in order

Walter Farley (1915-1989) was an American author, primarily of horse stories for children. His first and most famous work was The Black Stallion (1941), whose success led to many sequels, and the series has been continued since his death by his son Steven. On this catalog he is credited with several Black Stallion books, including Son of the Black Stallion and The Black Stallion and Satan. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

Born
1915
Known for
Black Stallion

Series by Walter Farley

Black Stallion

21 books in order

  1. Cover of The Black Stallion

    The Black Stallion

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    Young Alec is on his way home when a black stallion is loaded onto his ship. In a shipwreck, Alec saves the stallion's life, and stranded on an…

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  2. Cover of The Black Stallion Returns

    The Black Stallion Returns

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    When his rightful owner repossesses the Black, eighteen-year-old Alec travels across the deserts of Arabia to find the great stallion and helps…

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  3. Cover of Son of the Black Stallion

    Son of the Black Stallion

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    Alec attempts to train Satan, the son of the Black, who has the killer instincts of his desert forebears.

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  4. Cover of The Black Stallion's Courage

    The Black Stallion's Courage

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    In order to raise money to rebuild a one-hundred-thousand-dollar barn destroyed by fire, Alec returns to racing the Black.

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  5. Cover of The Blood Bay Colt

    The Blood Bay Colt

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    A boy is entrusted to attend the birth, train, and drive a blood bay colt that is the great hope of an aging reinsman who refuses to accept that…

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  6. Cover of The Black stallion revolts

    The Black stallion revolts

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    When his wild black stallion revolts against the routine and schedule of stable life, becoming a killer and a threat, a plane crash thwarts Alec's…

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  7. Cover of The black stallion's Mystery

    The black stallion's Mystery

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    The 13th book in the Black Stallion series. Alec and Henry go to Spain to track down Black's sire, who may be alive after all. They also travel to…

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    The horse-tamer

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    A late eighteenth-century carriage maker turns professional horse-tamer, and deals with many vicious or badly trained horses, and one unscrupulous…

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  9. Cover of Black Stallion and Flame

    Black Stallion and Flame

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    While flying to a race, Alec Ramsay and the Black's plane crash-lands in the stormy Caribbean, and chance brings the Black to the hidden island home…

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  10. Cover of Man O'War

    Man O'War

    Year unknown · Walter Farley

    This is a fictionalized biography of Man O'War, the American race horse who won twenty of his twenty-one races, narrated by a stable boy who grew up…

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