I Read Historical Fiction

American West

2008-09-08T13:25:00.000-07:00

These are some of my favorite historical novels about the American West. The titles are in no particular order, and due to lack of time, they are linked to pages on Amazon. Someday, I may write my own info about them.

Little Big Man / Thomas Berger

The man who loved cat dancing / Marilyn Durham

I, Pearl Hart / Jane Candia Coleman

The travels of Jaime McPheeters /Robert L. Taylor

A woman of the People / Benjamin Capps
Probably inspired by the true story of Cynthia Ann Parker, who was taken as a child by Comanche Indians in Texas and raised as one of their own. Subtle and thoughtful storytelling.

Ride the Wind / Lucia St. Clair Robson
A highly romanticized fictional retelling of the Cynthia Ann Parker story. Similar to James Michener's style of writing.

The Diary of Mattie Spenser / Sandra Dallas

The Tale of Hill Top Farm, by Susan Wittig Albert

2007-07-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

This is the first book in a series, one of a growing series of books that are mysteries, with historical characters as "sleuths." Beatrix Potter is the protagonist of this mystery; she has just purchased Hill Top Farm and has come from London to begin to settle things. A village woman, with whom she was going to stay, has died. To most it seems to be a natural death but other strange happenings in the village begin to bring that into question. The mystery is almost secondary to the story, however. The village, the characters, and the time are th real stars of the book. As with any work of historical fiction, there are real, historical characters and events and, well, fiction! Picturesque characters (including the animals in the village and the animals who travel with Beatrix, all of whom talk to each other, of course) and village life make for a gentle (who would believe that of a murder mystery?) and charming read.

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2007-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

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