Marion Marsh Brown

Born 1908-07-22 Brownville, NE (USA)

Died 2001-02-26
Omaha, NE (USA)

First published at age 10, Brown was recognized as one of the state's top writers, writing mostly about Nebraska subjects for children.

Places Lived

Brownville, NE
Peru, NE
Lincoln, NE
Omaha, NE

Author Of

Fiction
Nonfiction
Journalism

Keywords

Native American History; Literature for Children; Prairie Life; Willa Cather

Education

High School Diploma, Auburn High School, Auburn, NE
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1927, Peru State Teachers College, Peru, NE
Master of Arts Degree, 1930, Peru State Teachers College, Peru, NE
Graduate Studies, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Occupation

Teacher in Nebraska High Schools
Assistant Professor, Professor of English, University of Omaha, Omaha, NE (1954-1968)

Places Worked

University of Omaha, Omaha, NE
Peru State College, Peru, NE

Honors

John H. Ames Reading Series, Featured Reader, 18 April 1996
Nine of her books have won national recognition from organizations such as Boys' Clubs of America, Book of the Month Club, National Press Women and the Catholic Children's Book Club
Honored at 4th Annual Omaha YMCA's 'Tribute to Women,' 1991

Associations

Member of Nebraska Writers Guild for over 50 years

Bibliography

Young Nathan. 1949.
Swamp Fox. 1950.
Frontier Beacon. 1953.
Stuart's Landing: A Story of Pioneer Nebraska. 1953.
Broad Stripes and Bright Stars. 1955.
Prairie Teacher. 1957.
Learning Words in Context. 1961.
Learning Words in Context. Teacher's Key, 1961
Silent Storm. with Ruth Crone, 1963.
Nurse Abroad. 1963.
Willa Cather: The Woman and Her Works. with Ruth Crone, 1970.
Marnie. 1971.
The Pauper Prince: A Story of Hans Christian Andersen. 1973.
The Brownville Story. 1974.
Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie. 1976.
Homeward the Arrow's Flight. 1980.
Only One Point of the Compass: Willa Cather in the Northeast. with Ruth Crone, 1980.
Dreamcatcher: The Life of John Neihardt. 1983.
The Silent Storm. 1985.
Sacajewea. 1988.
Singapore. 1989.
A Bushel and a Peck: A Peck of Common Sense is Worth a Bushel of Learning. 1989.
Susette La Flesche. 1992.
The Christmas Lamp. 1994.
Homeward the Arrow's Flight: The Story of Susan La Flesche, (Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte). Revised Edition, 1995.

Marion Marsh Brown's Ames Reading Series presentation in April 1996:

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