I Recommend author Herman Wouk, do you like big books? These 2, Winds of War and War and Rememberance – Historical fiction at it’s finest as I believe it to be when you cannot distinguish fact from fiction. I love authors that can do that seamlessly. The high stakes of World War II are the center of these stories and families. Lots of drama, heroism, love, death and more in the 885 pages of Book 1. Then almost 3 more weeks to finish this epic conclusion of Book 2.What a wonderful strong fictional family chosen by this author to represent the horrors of World War 2. If you are an avid reader, please take the time to read these 2 books and thanks to those who encouraged me to read them back to back. I read these 2 books with almost 2000 pages in 5 weeks, that is just how good these books were.
How about Time and Again by Jack Finny. And Huckleberry Finn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Slaughter House Five, a bunch of books by James Michener, 11 22 63 by Stephen King, Little Big Man, To Kill a Mockingbird…
If you are looking for historical novels, as opposed to nonfiction books about history, I would recommend the novels of James Fenimore Cooper for the early colonial/pre Revolutionary War period, as well as some of the short stories/novellas of Nathaniel Hawthorne. For the Civil War and history of slavery, try The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, as well as actual slave narratives, such as 12 Years A Slave (Solomon Northup), The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, and other first hand accounts of slavery written or dictated by escaped/freed slaves (there is a list on Wikipedia).
For World War I, try Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.
I also like The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) for its description of the life of migrant workers and other economic refugees during the Great Depression.
@Kathy just to clarify, I think the book is called Giant, about the Lone Star State of Texas. This classic author is intriguing me so I have been searching her books written. Thanks for these great suggestions.
Hiistorical novel about life in.the great State of Illinois and the evolution of Truck Farms from the soil- rich farms surrounding the City of Chicago.
Illinois is the home of Lincoln and the great City of Chicago…history of Chicago Stock Yards, Chicago Steel Mills great hospitals, great universities, hub of all railroad traffic between North and South as well as East and West.areas of the US. Home and origin of the Pullman railroad car.
Chicago…. Importance to the origin and history of great Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Soul music.
And so MUCH more. Let us not forget the Obama and Robinson families and the first Afro American presidency in the USA.?
The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as “Leatherstocking”, “The Pathfinder”, and “the trapper”. Native Americans call him “Deerslayer”, “La Longue Carabine”, and “Hawkeye”. For the civil war try “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier and Michael Shaara’s “The Killer Angels”.
I like Biographies (and Biographical Novels) for history. Irving Stone wrote some beauties.
Following. I read the bio of John Adams. It was long, but really great. Ever since I’ve gotten into classics I can’t stop reading history books! ?
I Recommend author Herman Wouk, do you like big books? These 2, Winds of War and War and Rememberance – Historical fiction at it’s finest as I believe it to be when you cannot distinguish fact from fiction. I love authors that can do that seamlessly. The high stakes of World War II are the center of these stories and families. Lots of drama, heroism, love, death and more in the 885 pages of Book 1. Then almost 3 more weeks to finish this epic conclusion of Book 2.What a wonderful strong fictional family chosen by this author to represent the horrors of World War 2. If you are an avid reader, please take the time to read these 2 books and thanks to those who encouraged me to read them back to back. I read these 2 books with almost 2000 pages in 5 weeks, that is just how good these books were.
Really interesting! Thank you!
The souls of black folk
I’ve recently heard of this! It was mentioned in The Help. It’s on my ever-growing list
The Jungle:
Significance: Child labor laws in USA
Setting: Chicago
The Invisible Man
Evolution of race relations in U SA
The Taxi Dancer
Depression era in Chicago
Origin .of tbe ten cents a dance concept
Setting : Chicago
1776. I would also recommend Killers of the Flower Moon.
How about Time and Again by Jack Finny. And Huckleberry Finn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Slaughter House Five, a bunch of books by James Michener, 11 22 63 by Stephen King, Little Big Man, To Kill a Mockingbird…
Seems awesome! Thank you!
@Meriem I hope you can read them. They’re full of light and life. They each have the spirit of America — and humanity.
@Robert I definitely will!
If you are looking for historical novels, as opposed to nonfiction books about history, I would recommend the novels of James Fenimore Cooper for the early colonial/pre Revolutionary War period, as well as some of the short stories/novellas of Nathaniel Hawthorne. For the Civil War and history of slavery, try The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, as well as actual slave narratives, such as 12 Years A Slave (Solomon Northup), The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, and other first hand accounts of slavery written or dictated by escaped/freed slaves (there is a list on Wikipedia).
For World War I, try Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.
I also like The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck) for its description of the life of migrant workers and other economic refugees during the Great Depression.
TEXAS By Edna Ferber
Typical American novel about the great Lone Star State.of Texas …Oil plus cattle
Full of guts and high energy plus lots of romance.
@Kathy just to clarify, I think the book is called Giant, about the Lone Star State of Texas. This classic author is intriguing me so I have been searching her books written. Thanks for these great suggestions.
So Big by Edna Ferber
Hiistorical novel about life in.the great State of Illinois and the evolution of Truck Farms from the soil- rich farms surrounding the City of Chicago.
Illinois is the home of Lincoln and the great City of Chicago…history of Chicago Stock Yards, Chicago Steel Mills great hospitals, great universities, hub of all railroad traffic between North and South as well as East and West.areas of the US. Home and origin of the Pullman railroad car.
Chicago…. Importance to the origin and history of great Blues, Jazz, Gospel and Soul music.
And so MUCH more. Let us not forget the Obama and Robinson families and the first Afro American presidency in the USA.?
Grapes of Wrath
Johnny Tremain
Gone with the Wind
The Leatherstocking Tales is a series of five novels by James Fenimore Cooper, set in the eighteenth century era of development in the primarily former Iroquois areas in central New York. Each novel features Natty Bumppo, a frontiersman known to European-American settlers as “Leatherstocking”, “The Pathfinder”, and “the trapper”. Native Americans call him “Deerslayer”, “La Longue Carabine”, and “Hawkeye”. For the civil war try “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier and Michael Shaara’s “The Killer Angels”.