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Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
Gabriel’s Story
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“I reckon we’re nowhere.” This declaration comes from Gabriel Lynch at his first sight of 1870’s Kansas, a flat prairie with few ...Read Review
The Wide World Dreaming
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The Wide World Dreaming tells the story of Napoleon’s life, beginning with his childhood on Corsica. Told in the first person from ...Read Review
Saints
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Biographical FictionInspirational
The story takes place between 1819 and 1919 and is a fictional biography of Dinah Kirkham, a woman who was central in the growth and ...Read Review
In Sunlight, In a Beautiful Garden
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The Johnstown Flood of 1889 in Pennsylvania was one of the worst disasters in American history: over 2,200 people died, including 99 whole families. Kathleen Cambor ...Read Review
Mrs. Jeffries Weeds the Plot
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This is the latest in the many-volume Victorian Mystery series, starring Mrs. Jeffries. Housekeeper to Inspector Witherspoon, her detective skills far outweigh his, ...Read Review
Kelly and the Three-Toed Horse
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Based on the real-life adventures of the legendary Luther “Yellowstone” Kelly, or so it’s claimed, this is the third book in the ...Read Review
Pale Truth
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This is the first in a projected series of three books the author is titling the California Chronicles. Covering 1829 to 1853 and taking the ...Read Review
Citizen Washington
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At 675 pages, this is a whale of a novel, but even if you aren’t already intrigued by this period, or particularly moved ...Read Review
Last Refuge of Scoundrels: A Revolutionary Tail
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Somewhere far to the south of history as we know it lies the truth. And somewhere not too far south of that lies ...Read Review
The Old American
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This wonderful story fictionalizes the real life captivity of Nathan Blake, an English settler who was taken prisoner during a French raid on ...Read Review