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100 Must-Read Books of U.S. Historical Fiction

"This Independence Day holiday week is a great time to read about America's history. But 1,000-page tomes of dense history are not exactly conducive to beach or picnic reading. How about instead one (or a dozen) of these must read works of historical fiction set in the US? Spanning from pre-America through the 1960s, these books (mostly novels, but at least one play) cover the width swath of both American history and geography. You're bound to find something that rings your patriotic bells."
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The 19th Wife (David Ebershoff)
The 19th Wife
1
David Ebershoff
A Fierce Radiance (Lauren Belfer)
A Fierce Radiance
2
Lauren Belfer
A Good American
A Good American
3
A Reliable Wife
A Reliable Wife
4
A Ricepaper Airplane (Gary Pak)
A Ricepaper Airplane
5
Gary Pak
A Slant of Light (Jeffrey Lent)
A Slant of Light
6
Jeffrey Lent
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
7
Betty Smith
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
8
Caleb Carr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
9
Michael Chabon
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
10
Wallace Stegner
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Ron Hansen)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
11
Ron Hansen
Balm (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Balm
12
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
13
Lisa Wingate
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
14
Toni Morrison
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
15
James Ellroy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
16
Cormac McCarthy
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
17
Colm Toibin
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing
18
Geraldine Brooks
Cane River (Lalita Tademy)
Cane River
19
Lalita Tademy
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
20
John Irving
City of Dreams (Beverly Swerling)
City of Dreams
21
Beverly Swerling
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
22
Charles Frazier
Cold Sassy Tree (Olive Burns)
Cold Sassy Tree
23
Olive Burns
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
24
Alice Walker
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
25
William Styron
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
26
Arthur Miller
Dances With Wolves
Dances With Wolves
27
Daughter of Fortune (Isabel Allende)
Daughter of Fortune
28
Isabel Allende
Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress
29
Diamond Head (Cecily Wong)
Diamond Head
30
Cecily Wong
Doc
Doc
31
Dreamland (Kevin Barker)
Dreamland
32
Kevin Barker
Fools Crow (James Welch)
Fools Crow
33
James Welch
Forever
Forever
34
The Fortunes (Peter Ho Davies)
The Fortunes
35
Peter Ho Davies
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
36
Fannie Flagg
Glow (Jessica Maria Tuccelli)
Glow
37
Jessica Maria Tuccelli
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
38
Lyndsay Faye
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
39
Helene Wecker
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
40
Margaret Mitchell
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