Early United States
Yellow Crocus
When Elizabeth Wainwright is born in 1837, her young mother, Ann, is overwhelmed by the unfamiliar responsibilities of childcare. Ann…
Commodore Levy: A Novel of Early America in the Age of Sail
This biographical novel chronicles the life of Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commander in the United States Navy. Born…
Celine
Celine Kirkland suffers a horrible carriage accident, loses her unborn baby, and becomes a widow. Taken in by a local…
Theodosia and the Pirates — The War Against Spain
A sequel to Theodosia and the Pirates – The Battle Against Britain, this instalment sees Theodosia fighting against her beloved…
The Clever Mill Horse
Twenty-one year-old Ella Kenyon is the character at the center of Lew-Smith’s captivating novel. The setting is upstate New York…
The Way the World Is
This is the sequel to Olivia, Mourning, and the books should be read in order – the sequel only touches…
The People
The premise of this alternate history is that native peoples joined forces, discovered gold in California, gained weapons technology superior…
Jefferson and Hamilton
This history covers the lives of two founding fathers from the 1740s into the 19th century. When I saw that…
The Heathen School
The intersection of the idealism, religious fervor, and experimentation of the early American republic with 19th-century racism provides the context…
Willow
Willow is a riveting coming-of-age story from award-winning author Tonya Cherie Hegamin (Most Loved in All the World). Set in 1848…
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