Historical Fiction: North America
Explore the best historical fiction books set in North America. Discover captivating novels that bring America's past to life, from colonial times to the 20th century.
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Jubilee Trail
by Gwen Bristow
Sheltered girl from the East makes the dangerous journey from Santa Fe to Los Angeles in pre-Gold Rush days and learns value of loyal friends.
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My Theodosia
by Anya Seton
The short life of Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) is hauntingly realized in this bestselling historical novel about the daughter of Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson's vice president. …
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Oh, Kentucky!
by Betty Layman Receveur
Sixteen-year-old Kitty Gentry and her family came to Fort Boonesborough to farm the rich land. But when fierce Shawnee attacked the white settlers, the horrified …
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Western Passage
by T. J. Hanson
Follow a caravan of covered wagons full of hopeful pioneers and homesteaders as they journey westward to the newly opened Oregon Territory under the direction …
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The Civil War Trilogy
by Michael Shaara
Presents a collection of three novels that present a fictionalized account of the battles of the Civil War.
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The Tea Rose
by Jennifer Donnelly
Towering story of murder and revenge, of love lost and won again, and of one determined woman's quest to survive and triumph ...
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The Winthrop Woman
by Anya Seton
A biographical novel of Elizabeth Winthrop, a courageous woman who defied Puritan conventions and beliefs.
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Foxfire
by Anya Seton
Amanda Lawrence, a young sheltered woman from New York, falls for Jonathan Dartland, a half-Apache mining engineer. Following her new husband to the grim western …
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To the Ends of the Earth
by Frances Hunter
"History and fiction merge seamlessly in this thrilling historical novel based on one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries. Lewis and Clark's last journey is a …