Best American Historical Fiction

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,489 ratings
2.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,939 ratings
3.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,992 ratings
4.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,538 ratings
5.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,449 ratings
6.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,304 ratings
7.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,105 ratings
8.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,305 ratings
9.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,874 ratings
10.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,450 ratings
11.
The Kitchen House
The Kitchen House 4.23 avg rating — 295,461 ratings
12.
Follow the River
Follow the River 4.23 avg rating — 22,886 ratings
13.
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1)
The Alienist (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 179,472 ratings
14.
Caleb's Crossing
Caleb's Crossing 3.86 avg rating — 70,916 ratings
15.
Fever 1793
Fever 1793 3.93 avg rating — 131,290 ratings
16.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,283 ratings
17.
Burr
Burr 4.09 avg rating — 10,488 ratings
17.
Water for Elephants
Water for Elephants 4.11 avg rating — 1,680,776 ratings
19.
Ragtime
Ragtime 3.89 avg rating — 45,692 ratings
20.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,682 ratings
21.
...And Ladies of the Club
...And Ladies of the Club 4.15 avg rating — 13,116 ratings
21.
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)
One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 134,715 ratings
23.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4.02 avg rating — 157,957 ratings
24.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,148 ratings
25.
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,454 ratings
26.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,079 ratings
27.
The Lip Reader
The Lip Reader 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
28.
11/22/63
11/22/63 4.35 avg rating — 614,042 ratings
29.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,914 ratings
30.
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 17,987 ratings
31.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,891 ratings
32.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,968 ratings
33.
Orphan Train
Orphan Train 4.20 avg rating — 458,510 ratings
34.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,304 ratings
35.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,452 ratings
36.
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap
The Persecution of Mildred Dunlap 3.90 avg rating — 937 ratings
37.
The Sign of the Beaver
The Sign of the Beaver 3.87 avg rating — 39,017 ratings
38.
Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girl: Samantha, #1)
Meet Samantha: An American Girl (American Girl: Samantha, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 21,331 ratings
39.
The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
The Long Winter (Little House, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 91,399 ratings
40.
Rise to Rebellion
Rise to Rebellion 4.22 avg rating — 10,175 ratings
41.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now 4.42 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
42.
Sing Down the Moon
Sing Down the Moon 3.76 avg rating — 8,740 ratings
43.
Where They Bury You
Where They Bury You 3.33 avg rating — 94 ratings
43.
They Come in All Colors
They Come in All Colors 3.45 avg rating — 334 ratings
45.
In a Time Never Known
In a Time Never Known 4.25 avg rating — 53 ratings
46.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,543 ratings
47.
In the Fall
In the Fall 3.84 avg rating — 2,392 ratings
48.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,041 ratings
49.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,470 ratings
49.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,231 ratings
51.
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg #1)
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
52.
The Big Sky
The Big Sky 4.01 avg rating — 5,627 ratings
53.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,867 ratings
54.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,965 ratings
55.
Under the Almond Trees
Under the Almond Trees 4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings
56.
The Widow's War (Satucket, #1)
The Widow's War (Satucket, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 6,402 ratings
57.
Ever After (Williamsburg, #3)
Ever After (Williamsburg, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 696 ratings
58.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,119 ratings
58.
The Snow Child
The Snow Child 4.01 avg rating — 166,396 ratings
60.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,856 ratings
61.
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2)
Yankee Stranger (Williamsburg, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 973 ratings
61.
The Heretic's Daughter
The Heretic's Daughter 3.79 avg rating — 36,938 ratings
63.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
63.
Farmer Boy (Little House, #2)
Farmer Boy (Little House, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 73,000 ratings
65.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,162 ratings
66.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,066 ratings
66.
The Glorious Cause (The American Revolutionary War)
The Glorious Cause (The American Revolutionary War) 4.32 avg rating — 7,702 ratings
68.
I Shall be Near to You
I Shall be Near to You 3.81 avg rating — 7,314 ratings
69.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,168 ratings
70.
Across Five Aprils
Across Five Aprils 3.60 avg rating — 15,639 ratings
71.
The Yearling
The Yearling 4.03 avg rating — 30,132 ratings
72.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
73.
Ghosts of The Soon Departed
Ghosts of The Soon Departed 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
73.
Bane of the Innocent
Bane of the Innocent 4.60 avg rating — 148 ratings
73.
The Indigo Girl
The Indigo Girl 4.21 avg rating — 48,825 ratings
73.
The Undertaker's Assistant
The Undertaker's Assistant 4.04 avg rating — 12,054 ratings
73.
God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II
God Walks The Dark Hills: Book I & II 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
73.
The Powell Expeditions (Jubilee Walker Book 1)
The Powell Expeditions (Jubilee Walker Book 1)
by: Tim Piper
4.26 avg rating — 47 ratings
79.
Mistress Firebrand (Renegades of the American Revolution)
Mistress Firebrand (Renegades of the American Revolution) 3.89 avg rating — 579 ratings
79.
The Aloha Spirit
The Aloha Spirit 4.17 avg rating — 127 ratings
81.
The Turncoat (Renegades of the American Revolution)
The Turncoat (Renegades of the American Revolution) 3.69 avg rating — 1,901 ratings
82.
Sideshow at Honey Creek
Sideshow at Honey Creek 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
83.
Paradise Alley (City of Fire #2)
Paradise Alley (City of Fire #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,426 ratings
83.
The Spy Lover
The Spy Lover 3.87 avg rating — 564 ratings
85.
The Rebellion of Jane Clarke (Satucket #3)
The Rebellion of Jane Clarke (Satucket #3) 3.78 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
86.
Mine Eyes Have Seen
Mine Eyes Have Seen 3.75 avg rating — 891 ratings
87.
The Midnight Watch
The Midnight Watch 3.81 avg rating — 4,521 ratings
88.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
89.
Zeke and Ned
Zeke and Ned 3.86 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
90.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,762 ratings
91.
Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage 4.19 avg rating — 3,182 ratings
92.
Fallen Land
Fallen Land 3.81 avg rating — 2,228 ratings
93.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six 4.20 avg rating — 1,771,800 ratings
94.
At the Edge of the Orchard
At the Edge of the Orchard 3.68 avg rating — 22,763 ratings
95.
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie 3.74 avg rating — 141,048 ratings
96.
The Lacuna
The Lacuna 3.82 avg rating — 73,031 ratings
97.
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1)
The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 25,438 ratings
98.
Bound (Satucket #2)
Bound (Satucket #2) 3.89 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
99.
The Boston Girl
The Boston Girl 3.83 avg rating — 88,176 ratings
100.
The Chaperone
The Chaperone 3.88 avg rating — 63,776 ratings
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