16 must-read historical books like Chariot on the Mountain by Jack Ford

Cover of Chariot on the Mountain by Jack  Ford

Chariot on the Mountain

By: Jack Ford

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Based on little-known true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody Award-winning jou…

If you liked the historical plot in Chariot on the Mountain by Jack Ford , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner

1. My Name Is Resolute

By: Nancy E. Turner

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their fa… read more

Similar categories in Nancy E. Turner's My Name Is Resolute book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. Coal River

By: Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this vibrant new historical novel, the acclaimed author of The Plum Tree and What She Left Behin… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Marie Wiseman's Coal River book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Hemingses of Monticello

By: Annette Gordon-Reed

3.77

Format: 342 pages,

This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had … read more

Similar categories in Annette Gordon-Reed's The Hemingses of Monticello book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • historical
  • race
  • african american

4. One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd (One Thousand White Women, #1)

By: Jim Fergus

3.88

Format: None pages,

One Thousand White Womenis the story of May Dodd and a colorful assembly of pioneer women who, unde… read more

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5. Grace

By: Natashia Deón

4.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

For a runaway slave in the 1840s south, life on the run can be just as dangerous as life under a sa… read more

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6. Song Yet Sung

By: James McBride

3.20

Format: 192 pages,

March, 1850. In the tense days before the Civil War, a slave breakout in the labyrinthine swamps of… read more

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Cover of The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) by Laurie R. King

7. The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18)

By: Laurie R. King

4.41

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caugh… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's The Lantern's Dance (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #18) book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. A Calamity of Souls

By: David Baldacci

4.53

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo … read more

Similar categories in David Baldacci's A Calamity of Souls book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. When the Jessamine Grows

By: Donna Everhart

4.19

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From one of the most powerful and authentic voices in Southern fiction comes a historical novel wit… read more

Similar categories in Donna Everhart's When the Jessamine Grows book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • audiobook
Cover of The Girls with No Names by Serena  Burdick

10. The Girls with No Names

By: Serena Burdick

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Girls with No Names pulls readers into the gilded age of New York City in the 1910s, when suffr… read more

Similar categories in Serena Burdick's The Girls with No Names book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Pakanka ir trupučio vilties, kad ji mus apakintų."

-Serena Burdick, The Girls with No Names

"We're all hurt and broken ... You're no different. You walk around with that sorry face, as if you're the only one's seen hardship. Have you tried looking at anyone else's face? Everyone in here's be…"

-Serena Burdick, The Girls with No Names

Cover of The American Queen by Vanessa Miller

11. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of The General and Julia by Jon Clinch

12. The General and Julia

By: Jon Clinch

3.82

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and… read more

Similar categories in Jon Clinch's The General and Julia book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What Storm, What Thunder by Myriam J. A. Chancy

13. What Storm, What Thunder

By: Myriam J. A. Chancy

3.98

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

At the end of a long, sweltering day, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening, an … read more

Similar categories in Myriam J. A. Chancy's What Storm, What Thunder book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Prospectors

By: Ariel Djanikian

3.67

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping rags-to-riches story of survival and greed across American history following a family tr… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Djanikian's The Prospectors book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"How easy it was to adjust to extravagance."

-Ariel Djanikian, The Prospectors

"Secrets have a way of nudging against their enclosures and bumping playfully against the walls."

-Ariel Djanikian, The Prospectors

Cover of The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

15. The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic

By: Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

4.32

Format: 679 pages, Kindle Edition

A tragic collision with an iceberg. A ruthless quest to assign blame. Can one young woman stand her… read more

Similar categories in Eileen Enwright Hodgetts's The Girl on the Carpathia : A Novel of the Titanic book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Forgotten Names by Mario Escobar

16. The Forgotten Names

By: Mario Escobar

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of one ordinary woman who risked everything to reunite Jewish children with… read more

Similar categories in Mario Escobar's The Forgotten Names book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Union's Daughter (The Low Country #2) by Sabra Waldfogel

17. Union's Daughter (The Low Country #2)

By: Sabra Waldfogel

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

One woman abhors her past. The other fights for freedom. Will their battle for emancipation leave t… read more

Similar categories in Sabra Waldfogel's Union's Daughter (The Low Country #2) book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

18. When the World Tips Over

By: Jandy Nelson

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more

Similar categories in Jandy Nelson's When the World Tips Over book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • fiction
"He liked trees more than people."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."

-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over

Cover of Chariot on the Mountain by Jack  Ford

19. Chariot on the Mountain

By: Jack Ford

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Based on little-known true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody Award-winning jou… read more

Similar categories in Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda  Cox

20. Between the Sound and Sea

By: Amanda Cox

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cox's Between the Sound and Sea book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew by Denise Heinze

21. The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew

By: Denise Heinze

3.77

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Determined to set the historical record straight, and clear her conscience, Temperance Flowerdew-th… read more

Similar categories in Denise Heinze's The Brief and True Report of Temperance Flowerdew book and Jack Ford's Chariot on the Mountain

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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4.41

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