13 must-read nonfiction books like Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s by Dee Brown

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Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

By: Dee Brown

3.72

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

A lively history of the nineteenth-century American West from the #1 New York Times–bestselling “G…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s by Dee Brown , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

By: Joan Druett

4.05

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

 Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more

Similar categories in Joan Druett's Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • travel
  • nonfiction
  • history
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2. The Killings at Badger's Drift (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #1)

By: Caroline Graham

3.97

Format: 261 pages, Paperback

Badger's Drift is an ideal English village, complete with vicar, bumbling local doctor, and kindly … read more

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3. The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me

By: Alex Tresniowski , Paul Joseph Fronczak

4.17

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover

"A gripping tale of secrets and self-discovery." --People The Foundlingtells the incredible and ins… read more

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  • nonfiction
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4. A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

By: William Manchester

3.44

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater sou… read more

Similar categories in William Manchester's A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • nonfiction
  • history

5. Mountain Man: John Colter, the Lewis Clark Expedition, and the Call of the American West

By: David Marshall , David Weston Marshall

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

In 1804, John Colter set out with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on the first U.S. expedition t… read more

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  • westerns
  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles, #1)

By: John Jakes

3.98

Format: None pages,

One man's quest for his destiny leads him to the New World and into the heart of the American Revol… read more

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  • american history
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7. Written In Blood (Chief Inspector Barnaby, #4)

By: Caroline Graham

4.10

Format: 40 pages,

read more

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8. California Gold

By: John Jakes

3.77

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The Number One New York Times bestseller is back in print. Thirty years after the Gold Rush, Califo… read more

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  • westerns
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9. The Lioness of Morocco

By: Christiane Galvani , Julia Drosten

3.33

Format: 120 pages,

Independent-minded Sibylla Spencer feels trapped in nineteenth-century London, where her strong wil… read more

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10. Whistle

By: James Jones

3.21

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

The crowning novel of James Jones's trilogy brings to life the men who fought and died in the war a… read more

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11. Black Lamb and Grey Falcon

By: Christopher Hitchens , Rebecca West

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West's classic examination of the history, people, an… read more

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12. Chenneville

By: Paulette Jiles

4.13

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a man undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawles… read more

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  • westerns
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13. 21 Months a Captive: Rachel Plummer and the Fort Parker Massacre (Annotated)

By: Rachel Plummer

3.81

Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition

This 2020 edition contains newly unearthed information about the participants. On May 19, 1836, For… read more

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  • westerns
  • history
  • nonfiction
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14. It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward

By: Elizabeth Passarella

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A collection of refreshingly honest and hilarious essays from Southern Living columnist Elizabeth P… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Passarella's It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • nonfiction
"The whole crux of the Christian faith is that we cannot save ourselves... I know that I can't fix the brokenness inside me or overcome my own sin. For people who don't share my faith, this sounds tot…"

-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward

"Epilogue: "I don't need these. Not any of this." "I want this camel. This is all I'm taking just to remember him by." "Sometimes you hold on to a big thing, an overwhelming thing because you believe …"

-Elizabeth Passarella, It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway: And Other Thoughts on Moving Forward

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15. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall

By: Helena Merriman

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in… read more

Similar categories in Helena Merriman's Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • nonfiction
  • history
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16. Road to the Breaking

By: Chris Bennett

4.26

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing survived ‘The Breaking’ unchanged; lives and fortunes, love and hate, freedom and slavery …… read more

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17. Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America

By: Bill O'Reilly

4.19

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The latest installment of the multimillion-selling Killing series is a gripping journey through the… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • westerns
  • native american
  • nonfiction
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18. A Grave Every Mile (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 1)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.30

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Embark on a harrowing trek across the rugged American frontier in 1850. Your wagon awaits, and the … read more

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19. Hey, Idiot!: Chronicles of Human Stupidity

By: Leland Gregory

3.85

Format: 482 pages, Kindle Edition

It's not feelings of superiority that make us suspect the universe is filled with dumb people: The … read more

Similar categories in Leland Gregory's Hey, Idiot!: Chronicles of Human Stupidity book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • history
  • nonfiction
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20. Hugh Glass

By: Bruce Bradley

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A True Story--a white man, whose story was so powerful it became a tradition among the Indians of t… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Snarling Wolf (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 4)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.57

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Dive back into the gripping, frontier chaos. Snarling Wolf is the fourth adventurous installment in… read more

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22. Stay with the Wagons (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 3)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.43

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Venture deep into the uncharted wilderness and crest the continental divide. Stay with the Wagon… read more

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23. Alibi for a Corpse (Pollard & Toye Investigations #3)

By: Elizabeth Lemarchand

4.09

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Another case for Pollard & Toye! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and… read more

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24. Lighten the Load (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 2)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.52

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

After a devastating tragedy, Dorcas Moon faces brutal choices in the unforgiving wilderness. An … read more

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25. Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War

By: Tim Rowland

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Strange and Obscure Stories of the Civil War is an entertaining look at the Civil War stories that … read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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26. Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

By: Dee Brown

3.72

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

A lively history of the nineteenth-century American West from the #1 New York Times–bestselling “G… read more

Similar categories in Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • american history
  • american
  • history
  • westerns
  • travel
  • native american
  • nonfiction
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27. American History Through a Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation

By: Harris Cooper

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Experience American history like never before with this unique, informative, and fun guide for hist… read more

Similar categories in Harris Cooper's American History Through a Whiskey Glass: How Distilled Spirits, Domestic Cuisine, and Popular Music Helped Shape a Nation book and Dee Brown's Wondrous Times on the Frontier: America During the 1800s

  • history
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28. The Meaning of Treason

By: Rebecca West

3.79

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

West’s acclaimed examination of traitors, this gripping profile takes readers inside World War II s… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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29. Girls' Night Out (J.P. Beaumont, #25.5)

By: J.A. Jance

4.38

Format: 73 pages, Kindle Edition

An e-original short story from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, featuring a sneak pee… read more

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30. Cold Cases Solved Volume 10: 18 Fascinating True Crime Cold Cases, Finally Solved (Cold Cases: Solved)

By: Robert Keller

4.28

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

18 Baffling True Crime Cold Cases - Solved! including; Dealing with the Preacher: He was a respecte… read more

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31. Den of Iniquity (J.P. Beaumont, #26)

By: J.A. Jance

4.65

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance returns with a new pulse-pounding suspense novel feat… read more

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3.44

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4.21

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3.81

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4.01

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François-René de Chateaubriand

3.96

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Martin Amis

4.04

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3.66

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