Margaret Bourke-White books in order
American photographer
- Lived
- 1904–1971
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 4
- Also writes as
- mbw
Margaret Bourke-White published 4 non-fiction books, beginning with Shooting the Russian War (1942).
Updated September 2026
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Shooting the Russian War
Margaret Bourke-White's most-read book.
Non-fiction in order
Shooting the Russian War (1942)
"Dear Fatherland, Rest Quietly" (1946)
Portrait of Myself (1963)
Margaret Bourke-White (1998)
About Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. She was known as an architectural and commercial photographer for the first half of her career, representing corporate clients and highlighting the success of industrial capitalism with black and white images of steel factories and skyscrapers. In 1930, she became the first foreign photographer granted official access to document industrial sites in the Soviet Union during the first five-year plan. In 1933, she was commissioned to create the NBC photomural, a monumental photomural about radio for its rotunda at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, then considered the largest photomural in the world. The success of her corporate commissions led her to work at Fortune magazine in the 1930s. She took the photograph of the construction of Fort Peck Dam that became the cover of the first issue of Life magazine.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Margaret Bourke-White FAQ
- How many books has Margaret Bourke-White written?
- Margaret Bourke-White published 4 non-fiction books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Margaret Bourke-White's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Shooting the Russian War.
- What is Margaret Bourke-White's last book?
- Portrait of Myself (1963).
- What is Margaret Bourke-White's most famous book?
- Shooting the Russian War (1942) is Margaret Bourke-White's most widely read book.
- Does Margaret Bourke-White write under a pen name?
- Yes: Margaret Bourke-White has also published as mbw.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.