California Historical Fiction

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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins 3.88 avg rating — 345,754 ratings
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The Joy Luck Club
The Joy Luck Club
by: Amy Tan
3.97 avg rating — 703,392 ratings
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Daughter of Fortune
Daughter of Fortune 3.94 avg rating — 138,041 ratings
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The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1)
The Black Dahlia (L.A. Quartet, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 93,950 ratings
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The Wild Birds
The Wild Birds 3.98 avg rating — 347 ratings
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Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
Shanghai Girls (Shanghai Girls, #1)
by: Lisa See
3.92 avg rating — 160,763 ratings
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L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,727 ratings
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The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust 3.70 avg rating — 23,728 ratings
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Clover Blue
Clover Blue 4.12 avg rating — 1,917 ratings
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China Blues
China Blues 4.14 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
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The Buddha in the Attic
The Buddha in the Attic 3.70 avg rating — 62,372 ratings
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Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,354 ratings
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Zorro
Zorro 3.80 avg rating — 24,276 ratings
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The Secret Life of Anna Blanc (An Anna Blanc Mystery Book 1)
The Secret Life of Anna Blanc (An Anna Blanc Mystery Book 1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,220 ratings
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The Girl with Ghost Eyes
The Girl with Ghost Eyes 3.86 avg rating — 4,419 ratings
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Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 29,356 ratings
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White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4)
White Jazz (L.A. Quartet, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 9,619 ratings
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At the Edge of the Orchard
At the Edge of the Orchard 3.68 avg rating — 22,763 ratings
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Zia (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #2)
Zia (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #2) 3.49 avg rating — 5,164 ratings
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Jubilee Trail
Jubilee Trail 4.15 avg rating — 4,387 ratings
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Calico Palace
Calico Palace 4.09 avg rating — 2,672 ratings
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Lessons in Chemistry
Lessons in Chemistry 4.28 avg rating — 1,675,768 ratings
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Rush of Shadows
Rush of Shadows 3.90 avg rating — 61 ratings
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The Proud Breed
The Proud Breed 4.35 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
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Frog Music
Frog Music 3.20 avg rating — 26,612 ratings
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The Girls in the Picture
The Girls in the Picture 3.64 avg rating — 8,186 ratings
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The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 899,963 ratings
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A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5)
A Little Yellow Dog (Easy Rawlins, #5) 4.07 avg rating — 4,479 ratings
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The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2)
The Big Nowhere (L.A. Quartet, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 18,144 ratings
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China Dolls
China Dolls
by: Lisa See
3.66 avg rating — 38,766 ratings
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Under the Almond Trees
Under the Almond Trees 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Dragonwings (Golden Mountain Chronicles, #5)
Dragonwings (Golden Mountain Chronicles, #5) 3.56 avg rating — 4,352 ratings
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By the Great Horn Spoon!
By the Great Horn Spoon! 4.11 avg rating — 8,175 ratings
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The Lonesome Gods
The Lonesome Gods 4.23 avg rating — 9,298 ratings
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Ramona
Ramona 3.76 avg rating — 2,471 ratings
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Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 19,253 ratings
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The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 3.71 avg rating — 530 ratings
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A Touch of Stardust
A Touch of Stardust 3.65 avg rating — 5,244 ratings
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Fearless Jones (Fearless Jones, #1)
Fearless Jones (Fearless Jones, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,291 ratings
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The Immigrants (Lavette Family, #1)
The Immigrants (Lavette Family, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 10,334 ratings
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The Octopus: A Story of California
The Octopus: A Story of California 3.81 avg rating — 2,015 ratings
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California Gold
California Gold 4.10 avg rating — 3,240 ratings
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The Japanese Lover
The Japanese Lover 3.88 avg rating — 93,818 ratings
44.
A Dangerous Business
A Dangerous Business 3.17 avg rating — 8,630 ratings
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The Promise of Fate
The Promise of Fate 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings
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The Californios
The Californios 3.94 avg rating — 2,781 ratings
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Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 45,628 ratings
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The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus 3.54 avg rating — 7,389 ratings
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Weedflower
Weedflower 3.92 avg rating — 4,884 ratings
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Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Last Night at the Telegraph Club 4.20 avg rating — 110,572 ratings
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East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,088 ratings
52.
Anita of Rancho Del Mar
Anita of Rancho Del Mar 3.69 avg rating — 26 ratings
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City of Flickering Light
City of Flickering Light 3.84 avg rating — 1,939 ratings
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Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4)
Black Betty (Easy Rawlins, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 5,570 ratings
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Water Ghosts
Water Ghosts 3.32 avg rating — 536 ratings
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A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2)
A Red Death (Easy Rawlins #2) 3.97 avg rating — 6,115 ratings
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The Master Of Monterey
The Master Of Monterey 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
56.
Outrun the Moon
Outrun the Moon 3.96 avg rating — 5,629 ratings
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White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3)
White Butterfly (Easy Rawlins, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 5,055 ratings
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The Blossom Festival
The Blossom Festival 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
60.
The Garden of the World (Western Literature and Fiction Series)
The Garden of the World (Western Literature and Fiction Series) 4.12 avg rating — 33 ratings
60.
All New People
All New People 3.68 avg rating — 2,160 ratings
63.
California! (Wagons West, #6)
California! (Wagons West, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 740 ratings
64.
All the Stars in the Heavens
All the Stars in the Heavens 3.59 avg rating — 13,703 ratings
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Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6)
Gone Fishin' (Easy Rawlins, #6) 3.90 avg rating — 3,065 ratings
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Passage West
Passage West 4.11 avg rating — 833 ratings
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Monterey Bay
Monterey Bay 3.11 avg rating — 668 ratings
68.
The Secret Life of Mrs. London
The Secret Life of Mrs. London 3.88 avg rating — 1,030 ratings
69.
Razzmatazz
Razzmatazz 4.09 avg rating — 4,856 ratings
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Noir
Noir 3.80 avg rating — 16,897 ratings
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The Bohemians
The Bohemians 4.04 avg rating — 4,260 ratings
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My Beautiful Hippie
My Beautiful Hippie 3.70 avg rating — 126 ratings
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The Sunset Crowd
The Sunset Crowd 3.38 avg rating — 1,770 ratings
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Stars Over Sunset Boulevard
Stars Over Sunset Boulevard 3.73 avg rating — 6,287 ratings
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On the Rooftop
On the Rooftop 3.22 avg rating — 11,715 ratings
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The Light on Farallon Island
The Light on Farallon Island 3.88 avg rating — 9,215 ratings
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Platinum Doll: A Novel About Jean Harlow
Platinum Doll: A Novel About Jean Harlow 3.56 avg rating — 577 ratings
78.
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes (Tales from Alcatraz, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 8,473 ratings
78.
Not So Wild a Dream
Not So Wild a Dream really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 44 ratings
78.
The Kept Girl
The Kept Girl 3.58 avg rating — 119 ratings
78.
Gold Rush Girl (The California Argonauts, #1)
Gold Rush Girl (The California Argonauts, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings
78.
A Canter of the Heart (The Equestrian and the Aviator, #1)
A Canter of the Heart (The Equestrian and the Aviator, #1)
by: E.E. West
4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings
78.
Love, Sex, and Understanding the Universe
Love, Sex, and Understanding the Universe 4.28 avg rating — 40 ratings
78.
The Beginning (Gold Rush Brides #1)
The Beginning (Gold Rush Brides #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 236 ratings
78.
Bret Harte's Gold Rush: Outcasts of Poker Flat," "the Luck of Roaring Camp," "tennessee's Partner," and Other Favorites
Bret Harte's Gold Rush: Outcasts of Poker Flat," "the Luck of Roaring Camp," "tennessee's Partner," and Other Favorites 3.68 avg rating — 65 ratings
78.
Blossom: Book One of the Blossom Trilogy
Blossom: Book One of the Blossom Trilogy 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings
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Incurable
Incurable 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings
78.
Seasons of Love and War
Seasons of Love and War 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
78.
Kit's Mine (A Daring California Novel Book 1)
Kit's Mine (A Daring California Novel Book 1) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
78.
The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1)
The Mark of Zorro (Zorro, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 7,073 ratings
78.
Zorro, Year One, Volume 1: Trail of the Fox
Zorro, Year One, Volume 1: Trail of the Fox really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 227 ratings
78.
Museum of Human Beings
Museum of Human Beings 3.17 avg rating — 88 ratings
78.
River of Skulls
River of Skulls 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings
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The Far River
The Far River 3.96 avg rating — 114 ratings
78.
Death of the Zanjero (Old Los Angeles #1)
Death of the Zanjero (Old Los Angeles #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28 ratings
78.
The California Immigrant (Monterey Bay #1)
The California Immigrant (Monterey Bay #1) 3.38 avg rating — 53 ratings
78.
Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya
Great Spirit of Yosemite: The Story of Chief Tenaya it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 23 ratings
78.
Playground Zero
Playground Zero 3.30 avg rating — 67 ratings
78.
Copy Boy (Jane Benjamin, #1)
Copy Boy (Jane Benjamin, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 188 ratings
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The Rebirth of Kool
The Rebirth of Kool 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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