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Michelangelo the Florentine
by Alexander, Sidney

About Michelangelo as one would expect.
Call Number:
PS3501 .L4 M5 1965

Culture:
Italy

Period:
16th Century




Daughter of Fortune
by Allende, Isabel

California goldfields. 1846-1850
Call Number:
PQ8098.1 .L54 Z66
Publication Date:
1999

Culture:
Chile ; United States

Period:
19th Century




Portrait in Sepia
by Allende, Isabel

Family saga set during Chilean revolution. 1824-1920
Call Number:
PQ8098.1 .L54 R4813 2001
Publication Date:
2001

Culture:
Chile

Period:
19th and 20th Centuries




Zorro
by Allende, Isabel

Adventures in colonial California
Call Number:
PQ8091.1 .L54 Z4613
Publication Date:
2005

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




In the Time of the Butterflies
by Alvarez, Julia

Women revolutionaries; martyrs. 1930-1960
Call Number:
PS3551 .L845 I5

Culture:
Dominican Republic

Period:
20th Century




Chains
by Anderson, Laurie Halse

Slavery. New York City. Revolutionary War. 1770s
Call Number:
PZ7.A54385 CH 2008

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Bridge on the Drina
by Andric, Ivo

Lives of Muslims, Christians, and Jews near a bridge in Bosnia
Call Number:
PG1596 .A5 B7

Culture:
Bosnia

Period:
16th Century




Clan of the Cave Bear, The
by Auel, Jean M.

30,000 years ago
Call Number:
PS3551 .U36 C57

Culture:
Europe

Period:
Ice Age




Plains of Passage
by Auel, Jean M.

30,000 years ago
Call Number:
PS3551 .U36 P57 1990

Culture:
Europe

Period:
Ice Age




Shelters of Stone, The
by Auel, Jean M.

SW France 30,000 years ago
Call Number:
PS3551 .U36 S54 2002

Culture:
Europe

Period:
Ice Age




Valley of the Horses
by Auel, Jean M.

30,000 years ago
Call Number:
PS3551 .U36 V3 2001

Culture:
Europe

Period:
Ice Age




Pride and Prejudice
by Austen, Jane

Regency Period
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION AUS

Culture:
England

Period:
19th Century




Crispin: the Cross of Lead
by Avi

Edward III. 1327-1377
Call Number:
PZ7.A953 Cr

Culture:
England

Period:
14th Century




Sot-Weed Factor
by Barth, John

Humorous literary novel about a seventeenth century Englishman in America.
Call Number:
PS3552 .A75 S6 1967

Culture:
Englishman in America

Period:
17th Century




Garden of the Finzi-Continis, The
by Bassani, Giorgio

Italian Jewish family
Call Number:
PQ4807 .A76G3

Culture:
Italy

Period:
1930s




Drums
by Boyd, James

American Revolution
Call Number:
PS3503 .O93 D7

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Mists of Avalon, The
by Bradley, Marion Zimmer

Arthurian legend
Call Number:
PS3552 .R228 M5

Culture:
England

Period:
5th - Early 6th Century




Caddie Woodlawn
by Brink, Carol Ryrie

Frontier life in Wisconsin. 1864
Call Number:
PZ7 .B78 Cad

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Wuthering Heights
by Bronte, Emily

Gothic novel. 1757-1803
Call Number:
PR4172 .W7

Culture:
England

Period:
18th and 19th Centuries




Good Earth, The
by Buck, Pearl S.

Rural life before the revolution. 1920s
Call Number:
PS3503 .U198 G6

Culture:
China

Period:
19th and 20th Centuries




Nothing Like the Sun
by Burgess, Anthony

Shakespeare's love life
Call Number:
PR6052 .U638 N6 1964

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




Death Comes for the Archbishop
by Cather, Willa

American Southwest, Santa Fe
Call Number:
PS3505 .A87A6

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




My Antonia
by Cather, Willa

Immigrant families in Nebraska. Early 1900s
Call Number:
PS3505.A87

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




O Pioneers!
by Cather, Willa

Swedish immigrants in Nebraska. Early 1900s
Call Number:
PS3505 .A87 O6

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Sapphira and the Slave Girl
by Cather, Willa

Virginia; slavery, jealousy
Call Number:
PS3505.A87 A6 1990

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Shadows on the Rock
by Cather, Willa

Colonial Quebec
Call Number:
PS3505.A87 A6 1990

Culture:
Canada

Period:
17th Century




Deerslayer, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

American frontier
Call Number:
PS1406 .A1

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Last of the Mohicans, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

French and Indian Wars. 1757
Call Number:
PS1408 .A1 Literacy Library

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Pathfinder, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

French and Indian Wars. 1750s-1760s
Call Number:
PS1410 .A2 R8 EB

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Pioneers, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

New York State
Call Number:
PS1414 .A1

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Red Rover, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

Naval adventure. 1820s
Call Number:
PS1417 .R3

Culture:
England and France

Period:
19th Century




Spy, The
by Cooper, James Fenimore

Revolutionary War. 1770s
Call Number:
PS1417 .S7

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Bloody Ground
by Cornwell, Bernard

Battle of Antietam. 1862
Call Number:
PR6053 .O75 B56

Culture:
Maryland

Period:
19th Century




High Towers
by Costain, Thomas

French in Canada
Call Number:
PS3505 .O818 H5

Culture:
Canada

Period:
17th Century




Red Badge of Courage, The
by Crane, Stephen

U.S. Civil War. 1863
Call Number:
PS1449 .C85 R3 Literacy Library

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Incas
by Daniel, A. B.

Conquest Conquest of Peru. 1522-1548
Call Number:
PQ2704 .A55 I5313

Culture:
South America

Period:
16th Century




Red Tent, The
by Diamant, Anita

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PS3554 .I227 R43

Culture:
Middle East

Period:
Biblical times




Tale of Two Cities, A
by Dickens, Charles

French Revolution. 1789-1799
Call Number:
PR4571.A2 G65

Culture:
France

Period:
18th Century




March, The
by Doctorow, E. L.

Sherman's March during the Civil War. 1864
Call Number:
PS3445 .O3 M37 2005

Culture:
Georgia

Period:
19th Century




Morning Girl
by Dorris, Michael

Arawak Indians before and after Columbus. 1490s-1500
Call Number:
PZ7 .D7287 Mo 1992

Culture:
Caribbean Islands

Period:
15th-early16th Centuries




Robe, The
by Douglas, Lloyd

Biblical saga. 33-100
Call Number:
PS3507 .O7573 R6

Culture:
Rome

Period:
1st Century A.D.




King's General
by du Maurier, Daphne

Set in the period between the First and Second English Civil Wars.
Call Number:
PR6007 .U47 K54

Culture:
England

Period:
17th Century




Rebecca
by du Maurier, Daphne

Suspense. 1930s
Call Number:
PR6007 .U47 R4

Culture:
England

Period:
20th Century




Count of Monte Cristo
by Dumas, Alexander

France, Italy, Mediterranean. 1825-1838
Call Number:
PQ2226 .A6 E6

Culture:
International

Period:
19th Century




Three Musketeers, The
by Dumas, Alexander

Louis XIII.1626
Call Number:
PQ2228 .A6

Culture:
France

Period:
17th Century




Black Tulip
by Dumas, Alexandre

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PQ2229 .T8 E5 2010 EB

Culture:
Holland

Period:
17th Century




Twenty Years After
by Dumas, Alexandre

French soldiers in 17th century France
Call Number:
PS2229 .V6 E5

Culture:
France

Period:
17th Century




Name of the Rose, The
by Eco, Umberto

Murder in a monastery
Call Number:
PQ4865 .C6 N613 1983

Culture:
Italy

Period:
14th Century




Castle Rackrent
by Edgeworth, Maria

Family drama
Call Number:
PR4644 .C3 1910a

Culture:
Ireland

Period:
18th Century




Drums Along the Mohawk
by Edmunds, Walter D.

Revolution's impact on civilians
Call Number:
PS3509 .D564 D7

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Romola
by Eliot, George

Florence, love, etc.
Call Number:
PR4652 .A1

Culture:
Italy

Period:
15th Century




Game of Silence, The
by Erdrich, Louise

Sequel to The Birchbark House. Ojibwe encounters with white culture.Lake Superior region. 1849
Call Number:
PZ7.E72554 GAM

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The
by Erdrich, Louise

Priest on Ojibwe reservation and his secret, 1910-1996
Call Number:
PS3555 .R42 L37 2001

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Master Butchers Singing Club, The
by Erdrich, Louise

German American in post W.W.II U.S. 1940s
Call Number:
PS3555 .R42 M37 2003

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Half-blood blues : a novel
by Esi Edugyan

World War II; Europe & America
Call Number:
PR9199.4.E35 H35 2012
Publication Date:
2012

Culture:
European / American

Period:
20th Century




Like Water for Chocolate
by Esquivel, Laura

Magical realism
Call Number:
PQ7298.15.S638 C6613

Culture:
Mexico

Period:
20th Century




Salammbo
by Flaubert, Gustav

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PQ2246 .S3

Culture:
Carthage

Period:
3rd century




Bull Run
by Fleischman, Paul

Civil War; Battle of Bull Run. Manassas, Virginia. July 21, 1861
Call Number:
PZ7.F59919 BU

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Pillars of the Earth, The
by Follett, Ken

Cathedral construction
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION FOL

Culture:
England

Period:
12th Century




World Without End
by Follett, Ken

Black Death
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION FOL

Culture:
England

Period:
14th Century




Johnny Tremaine
by Forbes, Esther

American Revolution. 1770s
Call Number:
PZ7 .F749 Jo

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Fifth Queen
by Ford, Ford Madox

Catherine Howard, 5th queen of Henry VIII
Call Number:
PR6011 .O53 F5

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




African Queen, The
by Forester, C. S.

Central Africa during W.W. I, 1914-1918
Call Number:
PR6011 .O56 A35

Culture:
Africa

Period:
20th Century




Gun, The
by Forester, C. S.

Napoleonic Wars
Call Number:
PR6011.O56 G8

Culture:
Spain

Period:
19th Century




Lord Hornblower
by Forester, C. S.

Napoleonic Wars
Call Number:
PR6011.O56 L6

Culture:
England

Period:
19th Century




Captain from Connecticut, The
by Forester, C.S.

War of 1812
Call Number:
PR6011.O56 C3

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Slave Dancer, The
by Fox, Paula

Slave trade, New Orleans to Africa. 1840
Call Number:
PZ7.F838 SL

Culture:
African-bound slaver ship

Period:
19th Century




Cold Mountain
by Frazier, Charles

U.S. Civil War. 1860s
Call Number:
PS3556 .R3599 C6

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Old Gringo
by Fuentes, Carlos

Ambrose Bierce, Mexican Revolution (book lost-2009)
Call Number:
PQ7297 .F793 G713

Culture:
Mexico

Period:
20th Century




Breath of Snow and Ashes, The
by Gabaldon, Diana

Time Travel. North Carolina, American Revolution
Call Number:
PS3557.A22 B74 2005

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Lord John and the Hand of the Devils
by Gabaldon, Diana

London; Seven Years' War
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION GAB

Culture:
England

Period:
18th Century




Lord John and the Private Matter
by Gabaldon, Diana

London; Seven Years' War
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION GAB

Culture:
England

Period:
18th Century




Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
by Gaines, Ernest

Life of black woman from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement
Call Number:
PS3557 .A355 A8

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th-20th Centuries




Lesson Before Dying
by Gaines, Ernest

Cajun community in Louisana
Call Number:
PS3557 .A355 L47

Culture:
United States

Period:
1940s




Memoirs of Cleopatra, The
by George, Margaret

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PS3557 .E49 M4

Culture:
Egypt

Period:
Ancient




Memoirs of a Geisha
by Golden, Arthur

Kyoto 1930s-post W.W.II
Call Number:
PS3557.O35926 M45

Culture:
Japan

Period:
20th Century




Spire, The
by Golding, William

Building a cathedral
Call Number:
PR6013 .O35 S6

Culture:
England

Period:
5th - 16th Centuries




I, Claudius
by Graves, Robert

Emperor Claudius and politics
Call Number:
PR6013 .R35 I24

Culture:
Rome

Period:
Ancient




Snow Falling on Cedars
by Guterson, David

Pacific Northwest / Japanese Internment/mystery. 1940s
Call Number:
PS3557.U846 S65

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Big Sky, The
by Guthrie, A. B., Jr.

American West
Call Number:
PS3513.U855 B52 C3

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Roots
by Haley, Alex

Family saga from slavery to civil rights
Call Number:
E185.97 .H24 A33

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th-20th Centuries




Scarlet Letter, The
by Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Puritans; Massachusetts Colony
Call Number:
PE1127.L6 H3822 Literacy Library

Culture:
United States

Period:
17th Century




Farewell to Arms, A
by Hemingway, Ernest

W.W.I. 1914-1918
Call Number:
PS3515.E37 F3

Culture:
Italy

Period:
20th Century




For Whom the Bell Tolls
by Hemingway, Ernest

Spanish Civil War. 1930s
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION HEM

Culture:
Spain

Period:
20th Century




Java Head
by Hergesheimer, Joseph

Sailor returns to Salem, Mass. In 1840 with Chinese bride. Oh Boy.
Call Number:
PS3515 .E628 J3

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Out of the Dust
by Hesse, Karen

Oklahoma; Dust Bowl; Depression era. 1930s
Call Number:
PZ7.H4364 OU

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Simple Habana Melody
by Hijuelos, Oscar

Jewish musician returns to Cuba after Holocaust. 1947
Call Number:
PS3558 .I376 S56 2002

Culture:
Cuba

Period:
20th Century




Prisoner of Zenda
by Hope, Anthony

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PR4762 .P7 2010 EB

Culture:
England

Period:
19th Century




Thousand Spendid Suns, A
by Hosseini, Khaled

Family saga. Kabul.
Call Number:
PS3608.O832 T56

Culture:
Afghanistan

Period:
20th Century




Hunchback of Notre Dame
by Hugo, Victor

Quasimodo rescues Esmerela, 1482.
Call Number:
PQ2288 .A68

Culture:
France

Period:
15th Century




Moses, Man of the Mountain
by Hurston, Zora Neale

Allegory about black America
Call Number:
PS3515 .U789 M6 1991

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Remains of the Day
by Ishiguro, Kazuo

English buter and social order
Call Number:
PR6059 .S5R46 1990
Publication Date:
1989

Culture:
England

Period:
1950s




Aztec
by Jennings, Gary

Just before and after the Spanish conquest. 1515-1521
Call Number:
PS3560 .E518 A9916

Culture:
Mexico

Period:
16th Century




Known World, The
by Jones, Edward

African American Plantation/Slave Owners. Manchester County, Virginia. 1830-1850
Call Number:
PS3560 .O4813 K58

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Three day road : a novel
by Joseph Boyden

World War I; Native American (Canada)
Call Number:
PR9199.4.B69 T48 2006
Publication Date:
2006

Culture:
Native American (Canada); Europe

Period:
20th Century




Unfinished Season, An
by Just, Ward

Boy coming-of-age story set in Chicago in the 1950s
Call Number:
PS3560.U75 U54 2004

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Andersonville
by Kantor, MacKinlay

Prison at Sumter County, Virginia. U.S. Civil War. 1864-5
Call Number:
PS3521.A47 A5

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Ironweed
by Kennedy, William

1938 Albany, NY
Call Number:
PS3561 .E428 .I7 1983

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Ru
by Kim Thuy

Vietnamese refugee in Canada.
Call Number:
PQ3979.3 .T489 R8 2012
Publication Date:
2009

Culture:
Vietnam / Canada / America

Period:
20th Century




Green Glass Sea, The
by Klages, Ellen

Girls at Los Alamos during W.W.II. 1940s
Call Number:
PZ7.K6768 GR

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Worth
by LaFaye, A.

Boy's experience on Orphan Train and life in Nebraska
Call Number:
PZ7.L1413 WO 2004

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th-20th Century




To Kill a Mockingbird
by Lee, Harper

United States, South. 1930s
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION LEE

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Art of Keeping Cool, The
by Lisle, Janet Taylor

W.W.II; Rhode Island. 1940s
Call Number:
PZ7.L6912 AR 2000

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Coffee Trader, The
by Liss, David

Jews in the Netherlands, 1648-1714
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION LIS

Culture:
Holland

Period:
17th and 18th Centuries




Feast of the Goat, The
by Llosa, Mario Vargas

Regime of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo. 1961-6
Call Number:
PQ8498.32 .A65 F5413 2001

Culture:
Dominican Republic

Period:
20th Century




King's Pleasure
by Lofts, Norah

Catherine of Aragon, 1st wife of Henry VIII
Call Number:
PR6023 .O35 K5

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




Number the Stars
by Lowry, Lois

Rescue of the Jews. W.W.II. 1940s
Call Number:
PZ7.L9673 NU

Culture:
Denmark

Period:
20th Century




Ancient Evenings
by Mailer, Norman

Pharoahs
Call Number:
PS3525 .A4152 A79

Culture:
Egypt

Period:
Ancient




Fixer, The
by Malamud, Bernard

Late Tsarist Russia; Jewish experiences
Call Number:
PS3563 .A4 F5

Culture:
Russia

Period:
19th-20th Century




Henry, King of France
by Mann, Heinrich

Henry IV of France
Call Number:
PT2625 .A43 V613

Culture:
France

Period:
16th Century




Joseph and His Brothers
by Mann, Thomas

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

Call Number:
PT2625 .A44 J62

Culture:
Middle East, Egypt-Holy Land

Period:
Biblical times




Santa Evita
by Martinez, Tomas Eloy

Eva Peron, post Peron-ist period
Call Number:
PQ7798.23 .A692 S35

Culture:
Argentina

Period:
20th century




Shadow Country
by Matthiessen, Peter

Watson, Edgar (1855-1910)
Call Number:
PS3563 .A8584 S53

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th-20th Century




Folded Leaf, the
by Maxwell, William

1920s Illinois
Call Number:
PS3525 .A9464 F6

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




So Long, See You Tomorrow
by Maxwell, William

Murder in 1920s Illinois
Call Number:
PS3525 .A9464 .A6

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Thorn Birds, The
by McCullough, Colleen

Ill-fated love. 1920s-1930s
Call Number:
PR9619.3 .M25 T48

Culture:
Australia

Period:
20th Century




Sarah, Plain and Tall
by McLachlan, Patricia

Mail order bride. Kansas prairie and coast of Maine. Late 1800s
Call Number:
PZ7 .M2225 Sar

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Lonesome Dove
by McMurtry, Larry

Life of two cowboys in the American West
Call Number:
PS3563 .A319 L6 1985

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Alaska
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga. 1724-1980s
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 A79

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th-20th Centuries




Bridges at Toko-Ri, The
by Michener, James A

Korean War. 1950-53
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 B7

Culture:
Korea

Period:
20th Century




Caribbean
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga. 1410-1950
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 C38

Culture:
Caribbean

Period:
15th-20th Centuries




Centennial
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of Colorado. Prehistory-1976
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 C4

Culture:
United States

Period:
Ancient - 20th Century




Chesapeake
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of Maryland. 1583-1978
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 C5

Culture:
United States

Period:
16th-20th Centuries




Hawaii
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of Hawaii. Prehistory-1950s
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 H3

Culture:
United States

Period:
Ancient - 20th Century




Journey
by Michener, James A

Klondike Gold Rush. 1890s
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 J68

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Mexico
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of Mexico
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 M48

Culture:
Mexico

Period:
6th-20th Centuries




Poland
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of Poland
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 P6

Culture:
Poland

Period:
13th-20th Centuries




Sayonara
by Michener, James A

Japan, Post War-1950s
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 S3

Culture:
Japan

Period:
1950s




Source, The
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga of the Middle East
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 S6

Culture:
Middle East, Israel

Period:
Ancient - 1970s




Tales of the South Pacific
by Michener, James A

W.W.II. 1942-1945
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 T3

Culture:
Islands in Pacific Ocean

Period:
20th Century




Texas
by Michener, James A

Sweeping saga ofTexas
Call Number:
PS3525 .I19 T48

Culture:
United States

Period:
16th-20th Centuries




Gone With the Wind
by Mitchell, Margaret

Civil War. Atlanta, Georgia. 1860s
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION MIT

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Beloved
by Morrison, Toni

Ghost of murdered child and former slave. Years after Civil War. 1865+
Call Number:
PS3563 .O8749 B4

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Jazz
by Morrison, Toni

1920s Harlem
Call Number:
PS3563 .O8749 J38 1993

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Love
by Morrison, Toni

1940s-50s
Call Number:
PS3563 .O8749 L68

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Mercy
by Morrison, Toni

About a young woman sold into slavery in a farming household in 1680 Maryland, when slavery was not yet entrenched in America or specific to a particular race.
Call Number:
Leisure Reading
Publication Date:
2008

Culture:
American Slavery

Period:
17th Century




Mutiny on the Bounty
by Nordhoff, Charles and James Norman Hall

High seas mutiny
Call Number:
PS3527 .O437M8

Culture:
England

Period:
19th century




Master and Commander
by O'Brian, Patrick

British Royal Navy. Napoleonic Wars. 1800-1815
Call Number:
PR6029 .B55 M37

Culture:
On a ship at sea

Period:
19th Century




Island of the Blue Dolphins
by O'Dell, Scott

Juana Marie - "The Lone Woman of San Nicholas Island." 1840s-1850s
Call Number:
PZ7 .O237 lS

Culture:
Channel Islands

Period:
19th Century




Streams to the River, River to the Sea
by O'Dell, Scott

Sacajawea c.1788-1812. Lewis & Clark Expedition. 1804-1806
Call Number:
PZ7 .O237 St 1986

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Scarlet Pimpernel, The
by Orczy, Baroness Emmuska

French Revolution, 1789-1799
Call Number:
PR6029 .R25 S33

Culture:
France

Period:
18th Century




When the Emperor Was Divine
by Otuska, Julie

Japanese Internment. W.W.II. 1940-1945
Call Number:
PS3615 .T88 W48 2002

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Single Shard, A
by Park, Linda Sue

Koryo Period. 935-1392
Call Number:
PZ7 .P22115 Si 2007

Culture:
Korea

Period:
10th-14th Centuries




Doctor Zhivago
by Pasternak, Boris

Tragic love affair. Russian Revolution, 1917. Russian Civil War, 1918-1920
Call Number:
PG3476 .P27 D63

Culture:
Russia

Period:
20th Century




Jip, His Story
by Paterson, Katherine

Fugitive Slaves. Vermont. 1855-early 1900s.
Call Number:
PZ7 .P273 Ji 2005

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century-early 20th Centuries




Dante Club, The
by Pearl, Matthew

Mystery. Boston, 1865.
Call Number:
PS3616 .E25 D36

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Trouble Don't Last
by Pearsall, Shelley

Fugitive Slaves. Underground railroad. Kentucky to Canada. 1859
Call Number:
PZ7.P3166 TR

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




River Between Us, The
by Peck, Richard

Racially mixed couples; Civil War- W.W.I. New Orleans, Illinois. 1861-1916
Call Number:
PZ7.P338 RI 2003

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th-20th Centuries




Ship of Fools
by Porter, Katherine Anne

Pre-war prejudices and politics of passengers on ocean voyage
Call Number:
PS3531 .O752S5

Period:
20th century




Chosen, The
by Potok, Chiam

Brooklyn, Jewish Community. 1940s
Call Number:
PS3566 .O757 C47

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Cloister and the Hearth, The
by Reade, Charles

Romance and adventure and politics
Call Number:
PR5214 .C6

Culture:
Europe

Period:
15th Century




Shades of Gray
by Reeder, Carolyn

Boy living in post-Civil War Virginia. 1860s
Call Number:
PZ7 .R25416 Sh

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




All Quiet on the Western Front
by Remarque, Erich Maria

W.W.I. 1914-1918
Call Number:
PT2635 .E68 A56

Culture:
Germany

Period:
20th Century




Bull from the Sea, The
by Renault, Mary

Theseus in love with Hippolyta
Call Number:
PR6035 .E55B7

Culture:
Ancient Greece

Period:
Ancient




King Must Die, The
by Renault, Mary

Theseus in Crete
Call Number:
PR6035 .E55 K5

Culture:
Ancient Greece

Period:
Ancient




Voodoo Dreams
by Rhodes, Jewell Parker

Marie Laveau. New Orleans. 1801-1881
Call Number:
PS3568 .H63 V6

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Wide Sargasso Sea, The
by Rhys, Jean

Life of Creole woman; racial tension and violence
Call Number:
PR6035 .H96 W5

Culture:
Caribbean

Period:
19th century




Fields, The
by Richter, Conrad

Transition of Ohio frontier
Call Number:
PS3535 .I429A9

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Sea of Grass
by Richter, Conrad

American West, ranchers vs. farmers
Call Number:
PS3535 .I429S4

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Town, The
by Richter, Conrad

Transition of Ohio frontier
Call Number:
PS3535 .I429 A9

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Trees, The
by Richter, Conrad

Transition of Ohio frontier
Call Number:
PS3535 .I429 A9

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Arundel
by Roberts, Kenneth

Arnold's march on Quebec in 1775
Call Number:
PS3535 .O176 A1

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Northwest Passage
by Roberts, Kenneth

Rogers exploits
Call Number:
PS3535 .O176 N6 (Microform)

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Rabble in Arms
by Roberts, Kenneth

Battles of 1776 and 1777
Call Number:
PS3535 .O176 R8

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th Century




Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
by Robinet, Harriette

Reconstruction Era. South Carolina. 1865-1898
Call Number:
PZ7 .R553 FO

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Gilead
by Robinson, Marilynne

Story of a 77-year old preacher in Iowa in 1956
Call Number:
PS3568 .O3125 G55

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Giants in the Earth
by Rolvaag, O.E.,

Frontier life in late 1800s Dakotas
Call Number:
PT9150 .R55G5

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Plot Against America, The
by Roth, Philip

Alternative history: What if Charles Lindbergh had been elected president
Call Number:
PS3568 .O855 P58

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Scaramouche: a romance of the French Revolution
by Sabatini, Rafael

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PR6037 .A2 S35 2009 EB

Culture:
France

Period:
18th Century




Under the Blood-Red Sun
by Salisbury, Graham

Japanese Americans, Pearl Harbor, W.W. II. 1940s
Call Number:
PZ7 .S15225 UN 2001

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Bride of Lammermoor
by Scott, Walter, Sir

Love story.
Call Number:
PR5317 .B7

Culture:
Scotland

Period:
18th Century




Heart of Midlothian, The
by Scott, Walter, Sir

Call Number:
PR5317 .H4

Culture:
England

Period:
18th Century




Ivanhoe
by Scott, Walter, Sir

Richard I. 1189-1199
Call Number:
LEISURE READING FICTION SCO

Culture:
England

Period:
12th Century




Kenilworth
by Scott, Walter, Sir

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

1575; marriage of Lord Dudley and mysterious death of his bride
Call Number:
PR5313 .Q8

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




Legend of Montrose
by Scott, Walter, Sir

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

Romance during the Covenanter uprising
Call Number:
PR5317 .L4 2001 EB

Culture:
Scotland

Period:
1639-1640




Old Mortality
by Scott, Walter, Sir

Set against the covenanter uprising in Scotland
Call Number:
PR5320 .Q4 1958

Culture:
Scotland

Period:
1639-1640




Quentin Durward
by Scott, Walter, Sir

Young Scot in court of the French king Louis XI, 1423-1483
Call Number:
PR5313 .Q8

Culture:
France

Period:
15th Century




Waverly
by Scott, Walter, Sir

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

1745, Stuart uprising and defeat
Call Number:
PR5322 .W4 2001 EB

Culture:
England; Scotland

Period:
18th century




Woodstock
by Scott, Walter, Sir

English Civil War
Call Number:
PR5322 .W6

Culture:
England

Period:
17th Century




Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by See, Lisa

Secluded women invent secret code
Call Number:
PS3569 .E334 S66 2005

Culture:
China

Period:
19th Century




Green Darkness
by Seton, Anya

Time travel to Tudor England
Call Number:
PS3537 .E9 G7 1973

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




Katherine
by Seton, Anya

Katherine Swynford. 1350-1403
Call Number:
PS3537 .E9 K3

Culture:
England

Period:
14th Century




Winthrop Woman
by Seton, Anya

Women in colonial Massachusetts
Call Number:
PS3537 .E9 W5

Culture:
United States

Period:
17th Century




Prince of Foxes
by Shellabarger, Samuel

About a captain in service to the Borgias during the Renaissance
Call Number:
PS3537 .H49 P7

Culture:
Italy

Period:
16th Century




Quo Vadis
by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PG7158.S4 Q43

Culture:
Rome

Period:
Ancient




Slave
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis

Polish Jew is forced into slavery, gains freedom and falls in love with a Christian
Call Number:
PJ5129 .S49 S5

Culture:
Poland

Period:
17th Century




Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A
by Smith, Betty

Coming of age story. Brooklyn, New York. 1912-1920s
Call Number:
PS3537 .M2895 .T7

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




August 1914
by Solzhenitsyn, Alexander

Battle of Tannenberg, Poland. W.W.I. 1914
Call Number:
PG3488 .O4 A7

Culture:
Poland

Period:
20th Century




Volcano Lover, The
by Sontag, Susan

Story of Lord Nelson, Emma, and William Hamilton
Call Number:
PS3569 .O6547 V6

Culture:
Italy

Period:
18th Century




Witch of Blackbird Pond, The
by Speare, Elizabeth George

Connecticut Colony, Witch Trial. 1687
Call Number:
PZ7.S7376 WI2

Culture:
United States

Period:
17th Century




East of Eden
by Steinbeck, John

California. 1865-1918
Call Number:
PS3537 .T3234 E3

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th and 20th Centuries




Grapes of Wrath, The
by Steinbeck, John

Depression and Dust Bowl. Oklahoma and California. 1930s
Call Number:
PS3537 .T3234 G8

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Kidnapped
by Stevenson, Robert Louis

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

Kidnapping, adventures
Call Number:
PR5484 .K5 2009 EB

Culture:
Scotland

Period:
18th Century




Agony and the Ecstasy, The
by Stone, Irving

Michelangelo. Renaissance. 1475-1564
Call Number:
PS3537 .T669

Culture:
Italy

Period:
15th and 16th Centuries




Lust for Life
by Stone, Irving

Vincent Van Gogh
Call Number:
PS3537 .T669 L89

Culture:
France

Period:
19th century




Confessions of Nat Turner
by Styron, William

Slave Rebellion. Virginia. 1831
Call Number:
PS3569 .T9 C6 1993

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Dawn Wind
by Sutcliff, Rosemary

Boys's experiences during the Saxon invasion of England
Call Number:
PZ7 .S966 DAW5

Culture:
England

Period:
Ancient Period




Shootist, The
by Swarthout, Glen

Dying gunfighter. Carson City, Nevada. 1901
Call Number:
PS3537 .W3743 S56 2005

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Cane River
by Tademy, Lalita

4 generations, slavery to freedom. Cane River region, Louisana. 1800s
Call Number:
PS3570 .A248 C36

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Bonesetter's Daughter, The
by Tan, Amy

China
Call Number:
PS3570 .A48 B6

Culture:
United States/China

Period:
19th-20th Century




Joy Luck Club
by Tan, Amy

Multi-generational. China and San Francisco. 1949-1990
Call Number:
PS3570 .A48 J6

Culture:
United States/China

Period:
19th-20th Century




Kitchen God's Wife, The
by Tan, Amy

China, 1940s
Call Number:
PS3570 .A48 K58

Culture:
United States/China

Period:
19th-20th Century




Bomb, The
by Taylor Theodore

Atomic Bomb test site 1940s-1950s
Call Number:
PZ7 .T2186 BO

Culture:
Bikini Atoll

Period:
20th Century




Land, The
by Taylor, Mildred

Prequel to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Georgia and Mississippi. 1870s-1880s
Call Number:
PZ7.T21723 LAN

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th-early 20th Centuries




Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Taylor, Mildred

American South; Depression era. 1930s
Call Number:
PS3570 .A9463 R6

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Henry Esmond
by Thackeray, William

Link to record for more information.

Call Number:
PR5612 .A1 2010 EB

Culture:
England

Period:
17th-18th Centuries




War and Peace
by Tolstoy, Leo

5 aristocratic families. Napoleonic era. 1805-1814
Call Number:
PG3366 .V6

Culture:
Russia

Period:
19th Century




These Is My Words
by Turner, Nancy

Arizona, 1881-1901
Call Number:
PS3570 .U725 T48

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The
by Twain, Mark

Adventures of a runaway boy
Call Number:
PS1305 .A1

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
by Twain, Mark

Arthurian legend
Call Number:
PS1302 1994

Culture:
England

Period:
5th - Early 6th Century




Personal Recollection of Joan of Arc
by Twain, Mark

Hundred Years' War. St. Joan of Arc. c. 1412-1431
Call Number:
PS1302 1994

Culture:
France

Period:
5th Century




Kristin Lavransdatter: The Bridal Wreath, The Mistress of Husaby, The Cross
by Undset, Sigrid

Story of willfult woman
Call Number:
PT8950 .U5K7

Culture:
Norway

Period:
5th - 16th Centuries




Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John

Prequel to Hamlet
Call Number:
PS3571 .P4 G47

Culture:
Denmark

Period:
12 - 16th Centuries




Armageddon
by Uris, Leon

Berlin Airlift. 1948-1949
Call Number:
PS3571 .R5 A7

Culture:
Germany

Period:
20th Century




Exodus
by Uris, Leon

Palestine-Israel, 1948
Call Number:
PS3571 .R5 E99

Culture:
Israel

Period:
20th Century




Trinity
by Uris, Leon

Ireland. 1837-1901; 1916
Call Number:
PS3541 .R46 T7

Culture:
Ireland

Period:
19th and 20th Centuries




Feast of the Goat, The
by Vargas Llosa, Mario

Trujillo and assassination
Call Number:
PQ8498.32 .A65 F5413

Culture:
Dominican Republic

Period:
1961




1876
by Vidal, Gore

Cultural and political perspective
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26E6

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th century




Burr
by Vidal, Gore

Aaron Burr
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26 B8

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th-19th Centuries




Empire
by Vidal, Gore

Post Spanish-American War period
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26 E4

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Julian
by Vidal, Gore

Emperor, 331-363.
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26 J8

Culture:
Rome

Period:
Ancient




Lincoln: A Novel
by Vidal, Gore

Abraham Lincoln. 1809-1865
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26 L5

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Washington, D.C.
by Vidal, Gore

Politics
Call Number:
PS3543 .I26 W3

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Slaughterhouse-Five
by Vonnegut, Kurt

Dresden fire bombing and beyond; W.W.II. 1940s
Call Number:
PS3572 .O5 S6

Culture:
Germany

Period:
20th Century




Color Purple, The
by Walker, Alice

American South; 1900-1950
Call Number:
PS3573 .A425 C6

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th Century




Ben Hur
by Wallace, lew

Family in Jerusalem in time of Christ
Call Number:
PS3134 .B4 2009 EB

Culture:
Middle East

Period:
Biblical times




Castle of Otranto, The
by Walpole, Horace

Struggle for power
Call Number:
PR3757 .W2 C3 2009 EB

Culture:
Italy

Period:
12th Century




All the King's Men
by Warren, Robert Penn

Corruption of power, based on Louisiana gov. Huey P. Long
Call Number:
PS3545 .A748 A7

Culture:
United States

Period:
20th century




Delta Wedding
by Welty, Eudora

Mississippi
Call Number:
PS3545 .E6 A6

Culture:
United States

Period:
1920s




Robber Bridegroom, The
by Welty, Eudora

Mississippi
Call Number:
PS3545 .E6 A6

Culture:
United States

Period:
18th-19th Centuries




Fountain Overflows, The
by West, Rebecca

Family life
Call Number:
PR6045 .E8 F6

Culture:
England

Period:
20th century




Age of Innocence, The
by Wharton, Edith

High Society. New York. 1870s
Call Number:
PS3545.H16 A35

Culture:
United States

Period:
19th Century




Age of Innocence, The
by Wharton, Edith

[ACCESS EBOOK ONLINE]

Love, marriage, divorce in New York City
Call Number:
PS3545 .H16 A7 2010 EB

Culture:
United States

Period:
1870s




Night
by Wiesel, Elie

Holocaust, 1940s
Call Number:
PQ2683 .I32 Z4613

Culture:
Europe

Period:
20th Century




Bridge of San Luis Rey, The
by Wilder, Thornton

1714, collapse of bridge; classic tale.
Call Number:
PS3545 .I345 B7

Culture:
Peru

Period:
18th Century




Doomsday Book
by Willis, Connie

Call Number:
PS3573 .I45652 D66

Culture:
England

Period:
14th Century




Orlando
by Woolf, Virginia

Young Elizabethan man does not grow old and later becomes a woman
Call Number:
PR6045 .O72 O7

Culture:
England

Period:
16th Century




War and Remembrance
by Wouk, Herman

U.S. Navy family. W.W.II. 1939-1945
Call Number:
PS3545 .O98 W6

Culture:
International

Period:
20th century




Winds of War, The
by Wouk, Herman

U.S. Navy family. W.W.II. 1939-1945
Call Number:
PS3545 .O98 W5

Culture:
International

Period:
20th Century




Memoirs of Hadrian
by Yourcenar, Marguerite

Emperor Hadrian
Call Number:
PS3547 .O8 M4

Culture:
Rome

Period:
Ancient




Book Thief, The
by Zusak, Markus

Molching, Germany. 1930s-1940s
Call Number:
PZ7.Z837 BOO

Culture:
Germany

Period:
20th Century






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