11 best-selling historical books like The Source by James A. Michener

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The Source

By: James A. Michener

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time t…

If you liked the historical plot in The Source by James A. Michener , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Sarum: The Novel of England

By: Edward Rutherfurd

4.08

Format: 912 pages, Paperback

Sarum: The Novel of England - a novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. QB VII

By: Leon Uris

4.50

Format: 122 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, famous author Abraham Cady stands trial. In his book The H… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Journeyer

By: Gary Jennings

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Marco Polo was nicknamed "Marco of the millions" because his Venetian countrymen took the grandiose… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Source

By: James A. Michener

4.26

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

In the grand storytelling style that is his signature, James Michener sweeps us back through time t… read more

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  • classics
  • israel
  • jewish
  • historical
  • religion
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. The Agony and the Ecstasy

By: Irving Stone , None

4.40

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, New American Library releases a special … read more

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  • historical
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

6. The Loveliness Of Christ

By: Samuel Rutherford

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Leather Bound

This beautiful gift book is full of short extracts of some of Samuel Rutherford's most helpful thou… read more

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7. The Haj

By: Leon Uris

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodusfor an epic story of hate and love,… read more

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8. Exodus

By: Leon Uris

3.92

Format: 368 pages,

Exodusis an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most… read more

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9. Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)

By: Marcel Pagnol , None

2.86

Format: 442 pages, Paperback

In Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs, Marcel Pagnol (called by Andre Malraux "one of the gr… read more

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10. Lincoln

By: Gore Vidal

3.84

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution… read more

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11. The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)

By: Herman Wouk

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the… read more

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12. Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)

By: James Clavell

4.30

Format: 732 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk S… read more

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  • historical
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"There can only be one Tai-Pan."

-James Clavell, Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)

"You live by the lash and you'll die by it."

-James Clavell, Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)

"Only a real man has the right to stand at the pinnacle."

-James Clavell, Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)

"Gods are like people. They believe anything if you tell them right way."

-James Clavell, Tai-Pan (Asian Saga, #2)

13. New York

By: Edward Rutherfurd

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Edward Rutherfurd celebrates America's greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together t… read more

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14. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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15. His Forefathers and Mick

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more

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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

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16. The Virgins of Venice

By: Gina Buonaguro

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

2023 1st Place Chaucer Award Winner for Best Historical Fiction! In sixteenth-century Venice, on… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Lice breeds lice, and sin breeds sin."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"Venetians prefer being merchants to philosophers."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"To leave Venice felt as foreign as flying to the stars."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"Despite the convent walls, when I was writing, my mind was free."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

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17. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

Cover of Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey) by Beverly Magid

18. Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey)

By: Beverly Magid

4.32

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Russia, 1905: Leah Survives a Pogrom in Her Village, Then Meets a Dashing Russian Captain Who Wants… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"Are you afraid?"

-Beverly Magid, Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey)

"Don’t get any ideas,"

-Beverly Magid, Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey)

"Would there be extra payment for my services?"

-Beverly Magid, Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey)

"We’re having another meeting tonight, if you can come,"

-Beverly Magid, Sown in Tears: A Historical Novel of Love and Struggle (Leah's Journey)

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19. Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

By: James Clavell

4.41

Format: 1152 pages, Paperback

After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and e… read more

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  • historical
  • classics
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I can't use hope against swords."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"What is pain to a man? A privilege!"

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now ."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

"Horses are far worse than men for treachery..."

-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)

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20. Red Clay, Running Waters

By: Leslie K. Simmons

4.48

Format: 684 pages, Paperback

Red Clay, Running Waters is the little-known story of John Ridge, a Cherokee man dedicated to his p… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
"He was her fire, had always been from the start, his burning, radiant spirit, a beacon worthy of following."

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"I sometimes think with Moliere, Mr. Ridge, that ‘there is no folly equal to he who attempts to mend the world.’"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"Are you saying these Christians believe we will never be good enough to marry their daughters because of our race?"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"I led you here, only to bring you into something I would have spared you. Could I have known we would have what we dreamed of, only to watch it taken away?"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

Cover of Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History by Nellie Bowles

21. Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History

By: Nellie Bowles

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people i… read more

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10 must-read fiction books like The Source by James A. Michener

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4.50

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4.11

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4.26

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Chad Boudreaux

4.30

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Max Nowaz

4.30

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Therisa Peimer

4.30

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Yvonne Korshak

4.29

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