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Civil War Book Recommendations-Fiction & Nonfiction

A list of Civil War and slavery books that include fiction and nonfiction. I have read some of these and others are on my TBR.
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
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Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett (Alexandra Ripley)
Scarlett
2
Alexandra Ripley
Rhett Butler's People (Donald McCaig)
Rhett Butler's People
3
Donald McCaig
Ruth's Journey (Dan McKaig)
Ruth's Journey
4
Dan McKaig
The Widow of the South
The Widow of the South
5
The Orphan Mother (Robert Hicks)
The Orphan Mother
6
Robert Hicks
Varina (Charles Frazier)
Varina
7
Charles Frazier
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
8
Charles Frazier
Heroines of Mercy Street (Pamela D. Toler Phd)
Heroines of Mercy Street
9
Pamela D. Toler Phd
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
10
Stephen Crane
Civil War Stories
Civil War Stories
11
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge
12
1861: The Civil War Awakening (Adam Goodheart)
1861: The Civil War Awakening
13
Adam Goodheart
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust)
This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War
14
Drew Gilpin Faust
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South (Bruce Levine)
The Fall of the House of Dixie: The Civil War and the Social Revolution That Transformed the South
15
Bruce Levine
Mary Chesnut's Diary (Mary Boykin Chesnut)
Mary Chesnut's Diary
16
Mary Boykin Chesnut
The Assassin's Accomplice (Kate Clifford Larson)
The Assassin's Accomplice
17
Kate Clifford Larson
My Thoughts Be Bloody (Nora Titone)
My Thoughts Be Bloody
18
Nora Titone
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James L. Swanson)
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
19
James L. Swanson
Chasing Lincoln's Killer (James Swanson)
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
20
James Swanson
Bound for Canaan (Fergus M. Bordewich)
Bound for Canaan
21
Fergus M. Bordewich
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
22
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War
23
Michael Shaara
One Wore Blue (Heather Graham)
One Wore Blue
24
Heather Graham
And One Wore Gray (Heather Graham)
And One Wore Gray
25
Heather Graham
Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times (Melissa A. McEuen)
Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times
26
Melissa A. McEuen
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
27
Rebel Yell (S.C. Gwynne)
Rebel Yell
28
S.C. Gwynne
Co. Aytch (Sam R. Watkins)
Co. Aytch
29
Sam R. Watkins
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
30
Louisa May Alcott
Rifles for Watie
Rifles for Watie
31
God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story (James McIvor)
God Rest Ye Merry, Soldiers: A True Civil War Christmas Story
32
James McIvor
With This Pledge (Tamera Alexander)
With This Pledge
33
Tamera Alexander
Christmas at Carnton (Tamera Alexander)
Christmas at Carnton
34
Tamera Alexander
Team of Rivals (Doris Goodwin)
Team of Rivals
35
Doris Goodwin
Southern Stories: Slaveholders in Peace and War (Drew Gilpin Faust)
Southern Stories: Slaveholders in Peace and War
36
Drew Gilpin Faust
The Free State of Jones (Victoria E. Bynum)
The Free State of Jones
37
Victoria E. Bynum
Haunted Plantations:: Ghosts of Slavery and Legends of the Cotton Kingdoms (Geordie Buxton)
Haunted Plantations:: Ghosts of Slavery and Legends of the Cotton Kingdoms
38
Geordie Buxton
The Journey of James Edmond Pease (Jim Murphy)
The Journey of James Edmond Pease
39
Jim Murphy
First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War (Joan E. Cashin)
First Lady of the Confederacy: Varina Davis's Civil War
40
Joan E. Cashin
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