History through Novels: 1900-1929 United States

1.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,902 ratings
2.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,813 ratings
3.
The Given Day (Coughlin #1)
The Given Day (Coughlin #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28,126 ratings
4.
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons 3.79 avg rating — 11,959 ratings
5.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Meet Me in St. Louis 3.78 avg rating — 334 ratings
6.
The Flirt
The Flirt 3.91 avg rating — 122 ratings
7.
National Avenue (The Growth Trilogy, #3)
National Avenue (The Growth Trilogy, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 105 ratings
8.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,962,298 ratings
9.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,065 ratings
10.
The Pastures of Heaven
The Pastures of Heaven 4.08 avg rating — 10,781 ratings
10.
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne 3.67 avg rating — 57 ratings
12.
Mama's Bank Account
Mama's Bank Account 4.25 avg rating — 3,346 ratings
13.
Parnassus on Wheels (Parnassus, #1)
Parnassus on Wheels (Parnassus, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 10,837 ratings
14.
The Turmoil (The Growth Trilogy, #1)
The Turmoil (The Growth Trilogy, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 524 ratings
15.
The Jumping-Off Place
The Jumping-Off Place 4.07 avg rating — 252 ratings
16.
Alice Adams
Alice Adams 3.63 avg rating — 4,724 ratings
17.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,573 ratings
18.
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1)
Pollyanna (Pollyanna, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 90,472 ratings
19.
The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,425 ratings
20.
Vengeance Is Sacred
Vengeance Is Sacred 4.25 avg rating — 48 ratings
20.
Dancing at The Chance (The Dancer Chronicles, #2)
Dancing at The Chance (The Dancer Chronicles, #2) 3.67 avg rating — 156 ratings
20.
Eastland
Eastland 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings
20.
A White Room
A White Room 3.79 avg rating — 209 ratings
20.
City of Light
City of Light 3.78 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
25.
Thorofare
Thorofare 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
26.
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 26,781 ratings
27.
The Cove
The Cove
by: Ron Rash
3.70 avg rating — 12,378 ratings
27.
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts 3.89 avg rating — 5,306 ratings
29.
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt
The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt 3.88 avg rating — 41,724 ratings
29.
Grace Coolidge and her era;: The story of a President's wife
Grace Coolidge and her era;: The story of a President's wife 3.43 avg rating — 399 ratings
29.
Gentle Julia
Gentle Julia 3.25 avg rating — 95 ratings
29.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,424 ratings
33.
Keeping the Good Light
Keeping the Good Light 3.52 avg rating — 61 ratings
33.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,530 ratings
35.
Earthly Astonishments
Earthly Astonishments 3.68 avg rating — 59 ratings
35.
Dreamland
Dreamland 3.85 avg rating — 2,741 ratings
37.
The President's Daughter
The President's Daughter 3.84 avg rating — 340 ratings
37.
American Princess
American Princess 4.08 avg rating — 7,094 ratings
39.
The Bellamy Trial
The Bellamy Trial 3.81 avg rating — 550 ratings
39.
I Am Lavina Cumming: A Novel of the American West
I Am Lavina Cumming: A Novel of the American West 3.78 avg rating — 117 ratings
41.
The Hope Chest
The Hope Chest 3.88 avg rating — 755 ratings
42.
A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen
A Time For Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen 3.92 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
43.
The Haunted Bookshop (Parnassus, #2)
The Haunted Bookshop (Parnassus, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 5,983 ratings
43.
The Strange Case of Baby H (American Girl History Mysteries, #18)
The Strange Case of Baby H (American Girl History Mysteries, #18) 3.91 avg rating — 549 ratings
45.
A Sea So Far
A Sea So Far 3.60 avg rating — 95 ratings
46.
Rising Tide
Rising Tide 3.56 avg rating — 34 ratings
47.
Undertow
Undertow 3.48 avg rating — 31 ratings
47.
A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating — 45,423 ratings
49.
Faithful (Faithful, #1)
Faithful (Faithful, #1)
by: Janet Fox
3.55 avg rating — 1,061 ratings
49.
Wired Love
Wired Love 3.86 avg rating — 783 ratings
51.
Forgiven (Faithful, #2)
Forgiven (Faithful, #2)
by: Janet Fox
3.60 avg rating — 383 ratings
51.
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 33,313 ratings
53.
Deadly
Deadly 3.59 avg rating — 1,897 ratings
54.
Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Clara and Mr. Tiffany 3.86 avg rating — 55,844 ratings
55.
Astor Place Vintage
Astor Place Vintage 3.69 avg rating — 3,666 ratings
56.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 3.87 avg rating — 35,725 ratings
57.
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1)
Murder on the Lusitania (George Porter Dillman & Genevieve Masefield, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 2,147 ratings
58.
Snobbery With Violence (An Edwardian Murder Mystery #1)
Snobbery With Violence (An Edwardian Murder Mystery #1) 3.63 avg rating — 5,964 ratings
59.
Piccadilly Jim
Piccadilly Jim 4.04 avg rating — 5,335 ratings
60.
Spring Awakening (Summerset Abbey, #3)
Spring Awakening (Summerset Abbey, #3) 3.81 avg rating — 1,038 ratings
61.
The American Heiress
The American Heiress 3.46 avg rating — 44,634 ratings
62.
City of Jasmine
City of Jasmine 3.72 avg rating — 2,476 ratings
63.
Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2)
Village Diary (Chronicles of Fairacre, #2)
by: Miss Read
4.27 avg rating — 2,208 ratings
64.
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
Thrush Green (Thrush Green, #1)
by: Miss Read
4.14 avg rating — 3,317 ratings
65.
Lucia, Lucia
Lucia, Lucia 3.98 avg rating — 20,747 ratings
66.
The Queen of the Big Time
The Queen of the Big Time 3.94 avg rating — 11,739 ratings
67.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,254 ratings