American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war ending differently or not occurring. The war of 1812 on the great lakes which is now available for preorder in paperback. Most alternate history stories are some variation of what if hitler had won the civil war, and was a dinosaur. Historical romance series with the first 2 books set during the english civil war. Civil war alternate history novels nonfiction history. Best alternate history books about the american civil war 11 books. By turns disturbing and heroic, they represent some of the greatest works of world war ii literature, offering a multicultural perspective of the deadliest conflict in human history. American civil warteen fiction, historical fiction. Jul 19, 2014 whether i do or not, ill be sure to get you an ecopy when its completed. The authors show thorough knowledge of the people, weapons, tactics and ambience of the civil war, though their portrayals of historical figures like lee, meade, james longstreet and richard ewell betray a certain bias the confederate men are noble and wise, the union leaders hottempered and vindictive. Lengthy article with a bibliography of historical fiction set in america with female protagonists that includes summaries of a number of books, listed in chronological order, from precolonial america to the civil war period. My initial interest in a stranger on my land was the civil war setting. From there, i began grabbing everything i could find, both fiction and nonfiction, and i now have a library. It is set in the 1950s, but in this history the united states is an.
However, this is a profascism narrative written by an alternatehistory adolf hitler, who in this timeline emigrated from germany to the united states in 1919 after the great war, and used his modest artistic skills to become first a pulp science fiction illustrator and later a successful science fiction writer, telling lurid, purpleprosed adventure stories under a thin sfveneer. Books about the civil war, including fiction and non fiction selections. Pages in category american civil war novels the following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. Before we dive into the books lets just get a little background and information about the civil war itself. The southern victory series by harry turtledove, the south won the american civil war in 1862 due to not losing the copy of special order 191, resulting in the us and csa continuing to exist and battling through this timelines versions of the francoprussian war, the first world war and the second world war. Agent of byzantium has the byzantine empire surviving. Nevertheless, the books on this list are, indeed, my alltime favorites cherished works that.
Part huck finn, part the wizard of oz, and part a magic all its own, minnow is a wonderful book with an unforgettable hero whose trek through the lowcountry is mesmerizing and haunting. See more ideas about historical fiction, fiction and books. His southern victory or timeline191 series has the confederates beating the union. Feb 01, 2016 for that reason i have compiled a collection of historical fiction for the civil war. Published in 2004 this is a collection of alternate history shortstories. This is a list of alternate history fiction, sorted by type. The civil war was the bloodiest in american history, and also resulted in some of the most incredible stories. Hart, a member of american christian fiction authors, has also published novellas and short stories and is both a contributor and assistant editor for. Tired of alternate history books where the axis won world war ii, or the south won the civil war. An alternate history novel of the american civil war. By examining periodicals, editorials, sermons, and other historical documents, stout illustrates how each side formed an ideology. It starts with the age of colonization, but the east coast of north america was separated from the rest before the europeans discovered it. We wanted to include a variety of volumes to appeal to many different tastes.
The civil war was fought between the united states of american and the confederate states of america. Told in dinahs voice, the red tent details the traditions and conflicts of ancient womanhood. Best alternate history novels and stories 620 books. The most critical naval fighting during the war of 1812 took place, not on the high seas, but on the inland lakes of north. Accurate characterizations of charles and henrietta maria. Hulbert, james marten, and amy murrell taylorfor their opinions on a variety of popular topics, including the war s most overrated and underratred commanders, top turning points, most influential women, and best depictions on film. Researching the war between britain and nazi germany, which ended in may 1941, historian. The lives of convict and runaway, spy and journalist, and friend and lover ride on the dramatic combat of the armored giants. A fictional so far history of the second american civil war. These tensions are encapsulated in the character of hypa, a monk who struggles internally between his faith and his pagan inclinations towards the magical, the erotic and the poetic.
Alternate history the value of debating what might have been. The wild cards story collections were created by a group of new mexico science fiction authors, pulled together and edited by game of thrones author george r. An alternate history kindle edition by heller, andrew j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many, many alternate history ask how the world would be different if germany had won world war ii. American civil warteen fiction, historical fiction teen. The killer angels by michael shaara, the last full measure by jeff shaara, mrs. A drums story a veteran and his grandchildren lincoln and tad the defenses of washington story of the second bull run campaigning with grant a drummer boy in gray war story told in churchyard an adventure on the eastn sho heroines of 61 and barbara frietchie down the fairfax pike major mallory of malloryville the strange case of geo. Historical fiction 10812 historical fiction for grades 35 adler, david j adl dont talk to me about the war in 1940, thirteenyearold tommys routine of school, playing stickball in his bronx, new york, neighborhood, talking with his friend beth, and listening to dodgers games on the radio. A sweeping novel that resounds with the gallantry, treachery, and intrigue of the ironclad ship campaigns of the civil war. Alt hist issue 5 features stories covering a variety of historical periods from the 1800s to post war usa this issue includes five new original works of fiction including stories about al capone and italian futurism, the aftermath of the american civil war, the real frankenstein, the bridge that consumes the souls of men, and the latest instalment in a series of stories about a successful. The civil war is an interesting war that forever changed the united states. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in englishlanguage alternate history fiction.
Many are novels, but some have taken the form of scifi stories. Historical fiction on the english civil war fuzzy history. Matthew warner is the author of bummers the second story in alt hist issue 3 set during the american civil war. If the csa won world war i by jordan alternate history is a genre of speculative fiction which alters historical events and sets stories within the worlds created by those changes. Unlike many alternate histories, the novel avoids the wishfulfillment aspect inherent in the genre. That may be the best that any work of historical fiction has to offernot just. But within the mystery and thriller genres, the war between the states has received fairly scant treatment. Aug 14, 2017 historical fiction lovers have it good.
This is a broad library containing novels like the red badge of courage and uncle toms cabin, civil war stories by ambrose pierce, ppems from julia ward howe and emily dickison, and historical documents including the emancipation proclamation, and. The grouping features vintage storm over sumter by roy meredith published 1957 simon and schuster, new york, vintage first edition roll shenandoah by bruce lancaster published 1956 by little brown, the smiling rebel by arnett t. This novel imagines centuries of history in a world where 99 percent of europeans died. Jul 19, 2014 i got hooked on reading historical fiction as a child sitting on my grandmothers front porch the year after shed passed away and reading her bookofthemonth club fictional books. For more details of these cookies and how to disable them, see our cookie policy.
Published by the civil war semicentennial society henry elson in 1912, it contains over 600 pages of photographs and historical details of that era. In the bible, dinah is only hinted at briefly as the more familiar parts of the book of genesis deal with her father, jacob, and his dozen sons. The second novel in the series is a rebel in my house and the third is a musket in my hands. Historical fiction colonial and revolutionary america here is a sampling of fiction set during early america, including the revolutionary war and the french and indian war of 1755. Contact info casemate publishers 1950 lawrence road havertown pa 19083 t. Jun 21, 2011 a trailer for the awardwinning civil war novel nobel cause by historical fiction author jessica james, using art by renowned civil war artist john paul strain. For that reason i have compiled a collection of historical fiction for the civil war. Apr 21, 2017 author mark lardas has a new book uss lawrence vs hms detroit. The top 10 civil war novels from roman legions to medieval mayhem, cavaliers and roundheads to the crushing of ideals in the 20th century, there is fertile ground for drama in civil war. Herman wouks the caine mutiny is set in our own historical timeline for world war ii and is thus historical fiction. A collection of five historical fiction books on the civil war.
The books are opening atlantisdiscovery, colonization, and alternate version of frenchindian war, the united states of atlantisrevolutionary war, and liberating atlantis civil war. The delight of great historical fiction is the journey backward into a fully realized world, a specific time and placethe best of it working like the wardrobe into narnia, a kind of magic of imagination. Like any good war history book, the civil war books on this list take a deep dive not only into the untold horrors of warfare, but also the perspectives, personalities, and motivations behind it, as well as the ramifications. Subsequent titles are the chains of fate, alathea post civil war with detail about the london fire of 1666, and the lodestar set during the reign of richard iii. What if the confederates won the american civil war. This is generally recognised to be one of the best of all alternate history novels. To commemorate the anniversary, weve compiled a list of the past 15 years most noteworthy historical fiction novels set during the civil war. The maine civil war regimental histories book collection is a group of 17 books that detail the histories of various maine based regiments during the civil war.
American civil war alternate histories are texts wherein events during the american civil war occurred differently to those in history. Logue and i continue to be impressed with the style, the language, the plot lines and the development of the characters. Minnow is a short book about the epic quest of a boy on the hunt through the swamps of south carolina for medicine that will save his mother. It differs from historical fiction, which mostly sticks to real history. This one pdf file contains all 16 of the books that make up this fascinating collection.
A story of military adventure and political intrigue, shattered nation is one of the most spellbinding alternate history novels yet published. The black plague devastated the population of europe. See more ideas about civil war books, american civil war and historical fiction books. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil. Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of. And the man in the high castle is among the most wellknown books that tackle that question. Top ten civil war mysteries the civil war novel is a cottage industry unto itself.
Stout, uses the just war theory or the idea that why wars are fought can be justified through historical or theoretical examination to evaluate the ethical and moral drivers of both the union and the confederacy. Snodgrass, also a contributor to the series there is a secret history of the worlda history in which an alien virus struck the earth in the aftermath of world war ii, endowing a handful of. This week marks 150th anniversary of the attack on fort sumter, s. While most books about the civil war are historical retrospectives written by historians many years after the fact, a diary from dixie was actually written during the course of the war. Five novels of the english civil war historical novelist.
Christian fiction books set during the civil war the. Civil war novel noble cause romantic southern historical. The american civil war is one piece of history that is filled with treats for fans of the form high drama, hazy battle lines between good and bad, black and white. Apr, 2011 the history books can tell us much about the trauma of war, but for those who prefer the emotional truths that can be conveyed by a good novel, here are 10 classic stories of the us civil war. Set in the 5th century ad, in a preislamic egypt and syria, azazeel is a tale of extraordinary magical realism, depicting the tensions between the new christian religion and the timehonoured pagan beliefs. Historical fiction colonial and revolutionary america st. I also love reading books set during the late 19th century.
See more ideas about fiction, historical fiction and books. We caught up with matthew to ask him more about this story and his other writing. Books are arranged alphabetically by call number in the sections below. Popular alternate civil war fiction books goodreads. Apr 20, 2017 part of the miraculous generation born in the years between the start of the second american civil war in 2074 and its end in 2095, benjamin chestnut arrived in new anchorage, alaska, as a. Oct 22, 2014 the top 10 civil war novels from roman legions to medieval mayhem, cavaliers and roundheads to the crushing of ideals in the 20th century, there is fertile ground for drama in civil war robert wilton. It will be released in the uk on 18 may 2017 and in the us on 23 may 2017. Five years ago, i learned something surprising about myself.
The laramie awards western, pioneer, civil war fiction novel writing contest 2020 the search for the best north american historical fiction books 1800s to contemporary deadline june 30st, 2020 chanticleer international book awards is looking for the best books featuring, the wild west, pioneering, civil war, north american history, and first nation novels. Michael shaara award for excellence in civil war fiction. This particular selection of fiction mostly comes from the what if. The civil war through the camera offers 100s of vivid photographs actually taken in civil war times. Sep 11, 2019 fiction, non fiction, and historical fiction books all about the american civil war.
Less common variants include a union victory under different circumstances. A collection of short stories, books, essays, speeches, letters, and poems that concern themselves with the american civil war 1861 1865. Alternative confederate history fiction 53 books goodreads. If the south won gettysburg by mark nesbitt, the guns of the south by harry turtledove, gettysburg. Less common variants include a union victory under different circumstances from in actual history, resulting in a different postwar situation.
To quote sort of the most interesting man in the world, i dont always read about the english civil war, but when i do, i like to read about hollie rosie babbitt. This list of ya historical fiction is sponsored by holiday house fans of laurie halse andersons fever 1793, margaret atwoods alias grace, and katherine patersons lyddiethis riveting historical fiction ya novel is for you. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading if the north had won the civil war. The best historical fiction books of all time prowritingaid. The most common variant of these detail the victory and survival of. She only got as far as the 4th grade, but was wide ranging in her interests in fiction. An alternate history of the american civil war, by jeffrey evans brooks, a single telegram changes the course of the civil. Often times, historical fiction books capture the mood of an era just as deftly as their nonfiction counterpartsand the following novels are no exception. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. The english civil war is a wonderful setting for historical fiction and romance. Historical fiction for the civil war startsateight.
While our focus at a world adventure by book is on global literature, we cant always resist great historical fiction so in honor of the 4th of july, we compiled a list of the best revolutionary war novels. I got hooked on reading historical fiction as a child sitting on my grandmothers front porch the year after shed passed away and reading her bookofthemonth club fictional books. I always find it intriguing to read books from people on both opposing sides. Johnston with john bell hood as commander of the army of tennessee in the battle of atlanta. Genre civil war, early modern era, literary fiction, civil war fiction, war stories fiction, historical fiction, epistolary fiction the march by e.
A science fiction alternate history in which the confederate army is supplied with ak47s by time traveling members of the afrikaner weerstandsbeweging from the year 2014 and win the civil war in 1864. Add to library 2 discussion browse more fanfiction short stories. His days of infamy books have japan occupying hawaii. A great novel can transport you to the past and present. The undisputed king of alternative histories is the prolific harry turtledove, who has helped guide the genre into mainstream reading. The most common variants detail the victory and survival of the confederate states. The best alternative histories in literature on abebooks. Historical fiction nonfiction history of the civil war. For our latest newsstandonly special issue, the civil war almanac, we asked a panel of civil war historiansj. This vibrant fiction genre could be renamed what if books. An alternate history of the american civil war, by jeffrey evans brooks, a single telegram changes the course of the civil war. The most unusual alternate history novels ever published.
The incredible story of emma edmonds, civil war spy. She is on the run but what happens when she runs into a certain star fleet crew. Sixteenyearold orpha is imprisoned in the infamous tothill prison for crimes she did not commit and harbors a terrible secret about the man who put her there. Doctorow union general william tecumseh shermans devastating march through georgia and the carolinas during the final years of the civil war has a profound impact on the outcome of the war. The standard civil war alternate history is a juggling act in which motifs from our collective historical memory are repurposed in order to see how they function in. I set my own orphans in the storm at the tail end of the war, and am always on the lookout for more fiction set in this period. Ferris is a girl stuck on a planet suffering from a famine after a bloody civil war. The guns of the south has the confederates equipped with ak47s by. To commemorate the occasion, weve compiled a list of some of the most noteworthy.
Those who appreciate a solid overview will find much to. A list of the best revolutionary war historical fiction. I happened to read the alligators of abraham by robert kloss, which is an incredible novel set during the american civil war era, and that led me to grab the killer angels by michael shaara. These alternate history books imagine the possibilities. By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. Dec 27, 2010 trying to name the top dozen civil war books of all time is, admittedly, a brazen act on my part. Many of the books are illustrated with specific events relating to their service as well as portraits of some of the members. Set in a version of america that is ruled by japan and germany, with a neutral zone in between, this book is gets a little loopy, but its a classic of the. You get a different perspective and i think that is important whenever learning history. Civil war alternate history isnt just a genre that romanticizes the old south.
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