Books tagged with Historical[61 found]
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Deerfoot on the Prairies
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A daring Shawanoe warrior guides two young brothers across the vast American prairies, chasing adventure and survival. From buffalo stampedes to clashes with hostile tribes, their journey tests courage and loyalty. Set in the untamed 19th-century frontier, this thrilling tale weaves camaraderie and grit, celebrating the wild spirit of a land where danger and freedom ride side by side.
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Ned in the Block-House: A Tale of Early Days in the West
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In a besieged block-house on the wild frontier, young Ned faces relentless attacks from cunning foes. With courage beyond his years, he aids settlers in a desperate stand against danger. Packed with heart-pounding skirmishes and tales of loyalty, this gripping Western adventure unveils the untamed spirit of early America
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Wyoming
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In the untamed heart of Wyoming, a rugged frontiersman battles harsh wilderness and ruthless outlaws. As he forges alliances with Native tribes and uncovers a sinister plot threatening the land, his courage and grit are tested. Packed with thrilling chases, daring rescues, and vivid landscapes, this tale of adventure and honor will grip you until the final page
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The Riflemen of the Miami
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In the perilous frontier of the Miami River valley, four crack riflemen—brothers George and Lewis Dernor, scout Dick Allmat, and ranger Tom O'Hara—stalk a band of Shawnee warriors dragging a captive woman toward deadly rapids. Ambushing from shadowed woods, they unleash marksmanship and cunning in a hail of gunfire and desperate chases. As loyalties fracture and savages close in, survival han
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The Story of Red Feather: A Tale of the American Frontier
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In the wilds of Southern Minnesota, a brave teenage boy and his young sister are orphaned by a ruthless Sioux raid, thrust into a world of peril and survival. Befriended by Red Feather, a daring warrior torn between tribal loyalty and unexpected compassion, they evade bloodthirsty foes and forge an unlikely alliance amid ambushes and frontier dangers. Can trust triumph over treachery?
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The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
After a frontier raid leaves two settler children in the hands of a war party, the brave daughter of a powerful chief defies tribal decree to guide them through trackless forests and along swift rivers. Pursued by warriors and haunted by duty, she discovers a courage that challenges vengeance, and a compassion strong enough to cross the line between enemies.
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Puck of Pook's Hill
by Rudyard Kipling
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In an English meadow, two children meet Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, who conjures living history with a snap of mischief. Knights and legionaries, sea-rovers and smiths step from the past to tell their tales—of conquest, craft, and courage—until the land itself becomes a storybook, and wonder teaches them how time, place, and people weave a nation.
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The Wilderness Fugitives
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
When a frontier cabin falls to a sudden raid, two teenagers and a grim old scout are driven into a trackless American wilderness, hunted by warriors who know every trail. Battling hunger, swollen rivers, and fraying courage, they must choose whom to trust and what to risk, as each night’s campfire may be their beacon home—or their death signal.
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The Bravo: A Tale
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In moonlit Venice, a hired sword known as a bravo is squeezed by masked rulers who trade justice like coin. A young noble presses a forbidden claim and love, a humble fishing family is drawn into a net of spies, and every canal carries whispers of betrayal. As decrees fall from hidden chambers, fate closes in, forcing a choice between survival, honor, and the truth behind the mask.
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The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In a remote Puritan settlement, a frontier family is torn apart when a brutal raid carries off a beloved daughter. Years later, a mysterious maiden returns from among the tribes, stirring doubt, forbidden love, and bitter memories as the community confronts its own fear, vengeance, and faith on contested ground, where every choice may redeem or destroy them.
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Tales, Traditions and Romance of Border and Revolutionary Times
by Edward S. Ellis
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Stories of bravery, adventure, and romance unfold on the American frontier, where settlers, warriors, and pioneers face danger and intrigue. Rich in historical detail, these tales capture the spirit, challenges, and heroism of a turbulent era.
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The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
On the shores of Lake Geneva, a festival of vintners collides with a storm of prejudice when a mysterious traveler is unmasked as the city’s hereditary executioner. As lovers are divided, a wrongful charge mounts, and a lake squall turns judgment deadly, a fight for honor and belonging tests whether mercy can overrule ancient law.
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The Spy
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
On the lawless Neutral Ground of the Revolution, a gaunt peddler is branded traitor while secret orders make him Washington’s unseen hand. As a Loyalist family shelters foes and a young dragoon fights honor and love, skirmishes, disguises, and midnight rides test where loyalty truly lies—until a last sacrifice reveals the quiet hero behind the mask.
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The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A rich portrait of early American frontier life, where settlers, nature, and progress collide. Through adventure, conflict, and discovery, it explores the tension between civilization and wilderness, capturing the spirit of exploration and the birth of a new nation.
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The Deerslayer
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
On the forested shores of the Glimmerglass, a young hunter untested by blood joins his Delaware friend to outwit raiders, free a captured maiden, and protect a floating fortress of settlers. Pursued by canoes and musket-fire, he must choose between mercy and survival, learning what honor costs when the wilderness is judge and the first shot changes a life forever.
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The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
A young scout guides settlers through the untamed American frontier, facing perilous landscapes, hostile forces, and tests of courage. Adventure, loyalty, and survival unfold in a vivid tale of exploration and heroism.
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Satanstoe; Or, the Littlepage Manuscripts A Tale of the Colony
by James Fenimore Cooper
Categories: Fiction » Historical
On the Hudson’s wooded frontier, a young gentleman records his family’s rise amid rival land claims, skirmishes with French and Native forces, and the brittle codes of colonial honor. Courtships tangle with politics neighbors become enemies and a single estate becomes the stage for ambition, loyalty, and betrayal in a world being carved from wilderness.
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Roy: A Tale in the Days of Sir John Moore
by Agnes Giberne
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Amid the thunder of the Peninsular War, a spirited boy is swept into the hard school of soldiering under a gallant commander marching toward Corunna. Trusted with perilous messages and entangled in plots and betrayals, he learns to choose duty over fear. Fireside friendships, frostbitten marches, and a final stand test courage, loyalty, and the price of honor on fields far from home.
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With Rogers on the Frontier: A Story of 1756
by J. Macdonald Oxley
Categories: Fiction » Historical
Amid the dense forests of the northern frontier, a determined boy joins a daring ranger leader on perilous raids during a brutal conflict. Tracking enemies through wilderness and snowfall, he learns courage, discipline, and the harsh costs of war as each mission tests his resolve and shapes him into more than he ever expected to become.
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The Sign of the Red Cross: A Tale of Old London
by Evelyn Everett-Green
Categories: Fiction » Historical
In plague-stricken London, when red crosses bloom on bolted doors and “Lord have mercy” is smeared in chalk, a brave household refuses to abandon the stricken. Apprentices run errands past watchmen, a spirited girl nurses neighbors, and whispers of profiteers and false cures spread. Amid fear and faith, small acts of courage knit a city together until mercy outlasts the pestilence.
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