The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead
An enslaved woman’s escape reimagines the Underground Railroad as a literal train—and faces America’s brutal history.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Literary · Adventure & epic
Civil War · Adventure & epic · ~1861–1865
Civil War adventure & epic historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the adventure & epic lane set during the Civil War (~1861–1865)? Civil War adventure & epic historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—American Civil War, secession, emancipation, home fronts. Sweeping quests, voyages, and large-canvas history HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
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Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Wounded Confederate soldier Inman walks home across North Carolina toward Ada, who is learning to keep a mountain farm alive as the Civil War wrecks the Blue Ridge. Frazier’s National Book Award winner is Civil War historical fiction of desertion, survival, and a love story paced to the land.
Civil War · Literary · Romance
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
W. R. Philbrick
Brothers · Adventure and adventurers · Orphans · Fiction
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
The Curse of the Buttons
Anne Ylvisaker
River boats · Juvenile fiction · Family life · Civil war
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Stick & Whittle
Sid Hite
Juvenile fiction · Orphans · Western stories · Frontier and pioneer life
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Hot Iron
Michael Burgan
Juvenile Fiction · Comic and Graphic Books · Fiction · Historical Fiction
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Coyote Moon
Martin Booth
Westerns · Juvenile Historical Fiction · Juvenile Fiction · Children's Books/All Ages
Civil War · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Trembling earth
Kim L. Siegelson
Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865 · Slavery · Fathers and sons · Fiction
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
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