Historical
Books in this category set in a time previous to that of the writer and reader, with characters who react in varying degrees to historical events.
In addition to historical fiction, some of the books posted are academic works of history.
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Historical
Beads on a String - America’s Racially Intertwined Biographical History (Wade) Ever wondered what America’s history would look like if every race was included in one book? Celebrated daily?History was written in more than Black & White and this book lauds loudly the accomplishments of all races that helped make America the great country it has become . . .Read a sample chapter here.
In Destinies (Morrow) Catherine has seized the crown of Russia and a thousand miles away a Rhineland boy’s life is changed forever. This is Catherine’s story, her private and personal insecurities, her public genius as a sovereign . . .Read a sample chapter here.
In Rachel Wicks (McNicol) honest and hardworking, Rachel Wicks had spent virtually all her life in Pot’s Landing Workhouse. But now her life was about to radically change . . .Read a sample chapter here.
Riders of the Wind (DeBurgh) is an epic novel of adventure and romance set in the scene of aviation during the turbulent times of the nineteen twenties and thirties . . .Read Sample Chapter here
Road to California (Hague) brings together the story of the search for an overland route to California by Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans. The book also tells about the response of Native Americans to the invasion of their lands . . .Read sample chapter here.
In Sitting with Warrior (Hitchens) the glowing campfire was irresistible to his wandering spirit. He had taken many roads, many paths since he had left the war in Vietnam. Each path, each road had taught him something, but still he was nagged by the enormity of what he had experienced . . .Read a sample chapter here.
The Judus Scrolls (Nath)
The Silurian (Wilson)Read a sample chapter here.
The Tides of Man (Mac Allister)
In Wheezer and the Painted Frog (Sutton) healthy little boys shouldn’t grow weak and die when they have shelter, food and the care of their families, yet Sasa’s little brother, the last of her family, sickens, mumbling the mysterious “I didn’t do it right, I didn’t do it enough . . .Read a sample chapter here.
World War II London Blitz Diary (Volume 1) (Thompson) Imagine yourself seeing hundreds of Messerschmitt war planes overhead and hearing the explosion of bombs being dropped around you. Wondering if this is the day one will fall on your house . . .Read a sample chapter here.
