Catherine Marshall (1914-1983)

Biography

Marshall was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, the daughter of minister John Ambrose Wood and his wife Leonora. She was married to Presbyterian minister and Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Peter Marshall, when Marshall died of a heart attack in 1949. Mrs. Marshall wrote a biogrpahy of her late husband, A Man Called Peter in 1951, a book which became extremely popular. She followed this early success with numerous devotional books and three novels, two of which, Christy and Julie, became bestsellers.

Ten years after her first husband's death, Marshall remarried, this time to Leonard LeSourd, editor of Guideposts magazine. Marshall died in March, 1983, but the popularity of her inspirational writings continues (Meet Catherine Marshall!).

Bibliography

Fiction

• The Unwilling Heart (1955)
• Christy (1967; TV, 1994)
• Julie (1984)

Non-Fiction

• The Mystery of the Ages (with Peter Marshall, 1944)
• Mr. Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons and Prayers (editor, by Peter Marshall, 1950)
• A Man Called Peter: The Story of Peter Marshall (1951; film, 1954)
• The Prayers of Peter Marshall (editor, 1954)
• Friends with God: Stories and Prayers of the Marshall Family (1956)
• To Live Again (1957)
• The First Easter (editor, by Peter Marshall, 1959)
• Beyond Our Selves (1961)
• Claiming God's Promises: A Selection from Guideposts (1973)
• Something More (1974)
• Adventures in Prayer (1975)
• The Helper (1978; workbook, 1979)
• My Personal Prayer Diary (with Leonard Earle LeSourd, 1979)
• Meeting God at Every Turn: A Personal Family Story (1980)
• The Best of Peter Marshall (editor, 1983)
• Guide to Abundant Living (1985)
• A Closer Walk (edited by Leonard E. LeSourd, 1986)
• Light in My Darkest Night (1989)
• Footprints in the Snow: More Stories About God's Mysterious Ways (199)
• The Best of Catherine Marshall (edited by Leonard E. LeSourd, 1993)
• Dearest Mother, Dearest Friend: Inspiration from the Journals and Letters of Catherine Marshall (edited by Terri A. Gibbs, 1999)
• Warm Wisdom: Insight and Inspiration (edited by Terri A. Gibbs, 2002)

Poems

• Unlocked Dreams (1995)

Young Adult

• Kiddie-Kutups Minstrels: A Complete Minstrel Show for Children (1934)
• God Loves You: Our Family's Favorite Stories and Prayers (with Peter Marshall, drawings by Nora S. Unwin, 1953)
• Catherine Marshall's Story Bible (illustrations by Didier Decoin, 1982)
• Catherine Marshall's Storybook for Children (edited by David Hazard, illustrated by Joe Boddy, 1987)

Sources and Links

• Marshall biography
• Tennessee Authors: Past and Present

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