Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.
Welcome back to Tuesday! Hope this has been a good week for you so far. I'm on the road this morning, but I will be visiting blogs later.
Today, we are talking about books set in or that take place during a place, time, era, etc. The Civil War was a dark time in American history. It's a period I became fascinated to learn more about as I got older and dove deep into nonfiction, especially biographies and historical accounts. Today, however, I will share fiction that takes place during the conflict.
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara is a recreation of the numerous days of the Battle of Gettysburg.
March by Geraldine Brooks gives the absent father from Little Women a voice and a greater identity.
Shades of Gray by Jessica James is a romance novel set during a time when brother was pitted against brother. This book made me cry.
Corrigan's Pool by Dot Ryan tells the story of Ella Corrigan, who discovers the secret of the natural spring on her family's plantation.
Reconstructing Jackson by Holly Bush takes place two years after the end of the conflict and features Civil War veteran Reed Jackson, who returns home in a wheelchair. One of the best books I've ever read.
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear is part of The Mayflower Brides series. It finds a southern nurse tending to Rebel and Yankee soldiers at her family farm, where she meets Union soldier Joshua Wheeler.
Valley of the Shadow by Ralph Peters is a novel set during 1864 and 1865, as Jubal Early attempts to maintain control over the Shenandoah Valley against Philip Sheridan and his northern troops.
Balm by Dolen Perkins-Valdez is set at the end of the Civil War, as three women search for a new life in Chicago.
Caves, Cannons, and Crinolines by Beverly Stowe McClure finds fourteen-year-old Lizzie Stamford enlisting in the Confederate Army and the changes the conflict brings to her family.
The Titans by John Jakes is part of The Kent Family Chronicles. It finds a family and a country in search of its identity.
Have you read any of these? Are there any good Civil War era novels you could recommend?
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