Try out The Given Day by Dennis Lehane or Deep River by Karl Marlantes
BernardFerguson1944 on
Allan Eckert’s “The Winning of America” series, chronologically:
· *The Frontiersmen* – largely about the life and exploits of Simon Kenton and his contemporaries.
· *Wilderness Empire* – about the French and Indian War: 1754 to 1763.
· *The Conquerors* – about Pontiac’s Rebellion: 1763.
· *The Wilderness War* – through the American Revolution: 1763 to 1780. This book follows the life of Sir William Johnson and his relationship as an adopted chief with the Mohawks. This book is historical fiction, but Sir William Johnson was a real, historical figure.
· *Gateway to Empire* – settlement of the Chicago portage (“The Gateway”) towards the War of 1812.
· *Twilight of Empire* – through the Black Hawk War: 1830s.
Other Eckert books include *The Court-martial of Daniel Boone* and the biography, *A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh*, which fit in well after *The Wilderness War*.
*The Killer Angels* by Michael Shaara.
*The Grapes* *of Wrath* by John Steinbeck
RevolutionaryBug2915 on
The most famous American historical fiction writer IN that period would be a person named (for real) Winston Churchill. You can look him up.
For a writer ABOUT that period, I would suggest Kenneth Roberts (e.g., A Rabble in Arms).
Just factually, the Dust Bowl is post-1930
SarahMuchaluvich on
Read Killers of the Flower Moon- I could only describe it as an investigative historical work
brusselsproutsfiend on
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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Try out The Given Day by Dennis Lehane or Deep River by Karl Marlantes
Allan Eckert’s “The Winning of America” series, chronologically:
· *The Frontiersmen* – largely about the life and exploits of Simon Kenton and his contemporaries.
· *Wilderness Empire* – about the French and Indian War: 1754 to 1763.
· *The Conquerors* – about Pontiac’s Rebellion: 1763.
· *The Wilderness War* – through the American Revolution: 1763 to 1780. This book follows the life of Sir William Johnson and his relationship as an adopted chief with the Mohawks. This book is historical fiction, but Sir William Johnson was a real, historical figure.
· *Gateway to Empire* – settlement of the Chicago portage (“The Gateway”) towards the War of 1812.
· *Twilight of Empire* – through the Black Hawk War: 1830s.
Other Eckert books include *The Court-martial of Daniel Boone* and the biography, *A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh*, which fit in well after *The Wilderness War*.
*The Killer Angels* by Michael Shaara.
*The Grapes* *of Wrath* by John Steinbeck
The most famous American historical fiction writer IN that period would be a person named (for real) Winston Churchill. You can look him up.
For a writer ABOUT that period, I would suggest Kenneth Roberts (e.g., A Rabble in Arms).
Just factually, the Dust Bowl is post-1930
Read Killers of the Flower Moon- I could only describe it as an investigative historical work
Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar