US Civil War
Heart of Gold
In 1864, Shannon Adair dutifully accompanies her minister father to his new church in the gold rush town of Grand…
Long Way to Texas
Long Way to Texas is a collection of three classic Western novels whose timelines occurs before, during and shortly after…
The Secrets of Mary Bowser
Mary Bowser is born into slavery, freed by her mistress and sent to be educated in Philadelphia. Ten years later,…
Blue Asylum
Iris Dunleavy is a bright, independent woman whose husband decides she is not a proper, respectful wife. This means always…
Slant of Light
Just before the Civil War, Turner, a writer and lecturer, founds Daybreak, a Utopian community, in the Missouri Ozarks. He,…
Wayfarers
I found Wayfarers a satisfying read, with rich detail, realistic characters, a complex plot, and, most of all, a consistent…
Hiram’s Honor
This deeply moving story describes Union soldier Hiram Terman’s experiences during the American Civil War. Hiram joins the 82nd Ohio…
Sugar Island
Editors' choice
Sugar Island is inspired by the life of Fanny Kemble – actress, author and anti-slavery activist – and is set…
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
With his raid and subsequent hanging in 1859, John Brown was despised as a madman in the South and revered…
A Death for Beauty
Loosely based on Fanny Kelly’s Narrative of My Captivity and set during the American Civil War, A Death for Beauty…
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