6 Top history books like The Wreck of the Old 97 by Larry G. Aaron

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The Wreck of the Old 97

By: Larry G. Aaron

3.96

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

With Fast Mail train No. 97 an hour behind schedule, locomotive engineer Steve Broady, according to…

If you liked the history plot in The Wreck of the Old 97 by Larry G. Aaron , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. A Piece of the World

By: Christina Baker Kline

3.86

Format: 352 pages, ebook

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash bestseller Orphan Train, a stunning and … read more

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"You're not shy. You just like who you like."

-Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

"This life of ours can feel an awful lot like waiting."

-Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

"I couldn't have imagined how much more there was to lose."

-Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

"My heart is shattered, an all that's left are jagged shards."

-Christina Baker Kline, A Piece of the World

2. The Man Who Moved a Mountain

By: None

3.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

This is the definitive biography of Reverend Bob Childress of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Often compa… read more

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3. Old God's Time

By: Sebastian Barry

3.85

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Booker Prize finalist author, a dazzlingly written novel exploring love, memory, … read more

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"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-de immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"Per ell aquest era el sentit de la jubilació, de l'existència: estar-se immòbil, feliç i inútil"

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

"No one minds life as long as they are not trying to leave it. Nor death, as long as they are not dying."

-Sebastian Barry, Old God's Time

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4. The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

By: Brad Meltzer

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From the authors of The First Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes the little-known true sto… read more

Similar categories in Brad Meltzer's The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill book and Larry G. Aaron's The Wreck of the Old 97

  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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6. The Midcoast

By: Adam White

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Propulsive . . . An absorbing look at small-town Maine and the thwarted drea… read more

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7. Those We Thought We Knew

By: David Joy

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning writer David Joy comes a searing new novel about the cracks that form in a small… read more

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8. The House Guest

By: Hank Phillippi Ryan

3.29

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from Hank Phillippi Ryan—but which cha… read more

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9. Home Sweet Home

By: Nicole Trope

3.88

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, the most perfect families are hiding the most terrible secrets. How well do you know the… read more

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10. King of the Blues: The Rise and Reign of B.B. King

By: Daniel de Visé

4.16

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

"No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spre… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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11. Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History

By: Yasmeen Abutaleb

4.32

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Instant #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller From the Washington Post journalist… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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12. The Dinner Guests

By: Kiersten Modglin

3.62

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Six friends. A lifetime of secrets. One terrifying game. When a group of friends receives unex… read more

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13. The Wreck of the Old 97

By: Larry G. Aaron

3.96

Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition

With Fast Mail train No. 97 an hour behind schedule, locomotive engineer Steve Broady, according to… read more

Similar categories in Larry G. Aaron's The Wreck of the Old 97 book and Larry G. Aaron's The Wreck of the Old 97

  • history
  • railway history
  • nonfiction
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14. Legacy of death

By: Barbara Levy

4.10

Format: 262 pages, Unbound

None read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction

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4.24

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Angie Kim

3.75

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