Honoré Willsie Morrow

Honoré Willsie Morrow
BornNora Bryant McCue
February 19, 1880
Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 1940
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Resting placeExeter Cemetery, Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.
Occupation
  • author
  • magazine editor
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Genre
  • novel
  • short story
Notable worksThe Great Captain trilogy
Spouse
  • Henry Elmer Willsie
    (m. 1904; div. 1922)
  • (m. 1923; died 1931)
Children4

Honoré Willsie Morrow (née, McCue; February 19, 1880 – April 12, 1940) was an American novelist and short story writer, as well as a magazine editor. Traveling to every state of the Union with her first husband, she used these experiences as background for her writing. Morrow is remembered for what became known as The Great Captain trilogy centered upon Abraham Lincoln: Forever Free (1927), With Malice Toward None (1928), and The Last Full Measure (1930). For five years, she served as the editor of The Delineator.