Black Horse of Culver

Black Horse of Culver is a fictional children's book by Helen Orr Watson 1950 1950 - Oct 4 NEW NOVEL DEVELOPED AROUND BLACK HORSE TROOP "Black Horse of Culver" is the title of a new book authored by Helen Orr Watson, and published by Houghton Mifflin Co. Illustrated with drawings by Bernard Garbutt, the novel utilizing the Academy campus for its setting is said to be an inspiring story for boys and adolescents.

A fictional children's book by Helen Orr Watson (who wrote numerous animal-related stories for children, many of them military in setting, during this period), published by Houghton Mifflin, c1950. It centers on a young cadet's first year at Culver and his involvement in the Black Horse Troop, and was probably intended most especially for boys of the era, though girls with a horse fascination would probably welcome the detail and attention paid to horses and riding in the book. Following are some samples from the artwork found throughout the book