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100 Must-Read Books of U.S. Historical Fiction - Page 2

"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 Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
41
James McBride
Grace (Natashia Deón)
Grace
42
Natashia Deón
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
43
James. A. Michener
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
44
Yaa Gyasi
The Hours Count (Jillian Cantor)
The Hours Count
45
Jillian Cantor
The House Girl
The House Girl
46
The Invention of Everything Else (Samantha Hunt)
The Invention of Everything Else
47
Samantha Hunt
Isadora (Amelia Gray)
Isadora
48
Amelia Gray
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
49
Esther Forbes
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
50
Amy Tan
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
51
Michael Shaara
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
52
Octavia Butler
The Kitchen House (Kathleen Grissom)
The Kitchen House
53
Kathleen Grissom
The Known World (Edward P. Jones)
The Known World
54
Edward P. Jones
The Lacuna (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Lacuna
55
Barbara Kingsolver
The Last Days of Night (Graham Moore)
The Last Days of Night
56
Graham Moore
The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway
57
Lazaretto (Diane McKinney-Whetstone)
Lazaretto
58
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
The Lazarus Project (Aleksandar Hemon)
The Lazarus Project
59
Aleksandar Hemon
Lincoln
Lincoln
60
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
61
George Saunders
The Living (Annie Dillard)
The Living
62
Annie Dillard
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
63
Larry McMurtry
Long Man (Amy Greene)
Long Man
64
Amy Greene
Loving Frank (Nancy Horan)
Loving Frank
65
Nancy Horan
The Maid's Version (Daniel Woodrell)
The Maid's Version
66
Daniel Woodrell
The Master Butchers Singing Club (Louise Erdrich)
The Master Butchers Singing Club
67
Louise Erdrich
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account
68
Laila Lalami
Murder Between the Lines (Radha Vatsal)
Murder Between the Lines
69
Radha Vatsal
The Museum of Extraordinary Things (Alice Hoffman)
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
70
Alice Hoffman
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
71
Willa Cather
My Name Is Mary Sutter (Robin Oliveira)
My Name Is Mary Sutter
72
Robin Oliveira
My Name Is Resolute (Nancy E. Turner)
My Name Is Resolute
73
Nancy E. Turner
Neverhome (Laird Hunt)
Neverhome
74
Laird Hunt
New York (Edward Rutherford)
New York
75
Edward Rutherford
North and South (John Jakes)
North and South
76
John Jakes
Orphan Train (Christina Baker Kline)
Orphan Train
77
Christina Baker Kline
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
78
E.L. Doctorow
Rare Objects (Kathleen Tessaro)
Rare Objects
79
Kathleen Tessaro
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
80
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