Juniata Valley – Virginia Cassel

A historical novel focusing on five families whose attempts at forging a life in the Pennsylvania wilderness are complicated by the dangers of the French and Indian War. 1981. 

Each Bright River – Mildred Masterson McNeilly

A historical novel about a wealthy Southern woman who goes to the Oregon territory in search of her fiance, but not everything goes according to plan. 1950. 

A Meaningful Life – L.J. Davis

A novel about a failed writer who wakes up one day and realizes his life has no meaning, so he goes in search of some. 1971.  

Hannah Bye – Harrison S. Morris

A novel about a young Quaker woman whose best friend is led astray when a traveling salesman visits the community. 1920. Continue reading →

The Web of Days – Edna Lee

A gothic historical novel about a Yankee governess who goes to work on a decaying plantation during the early Reconstruction period. 1947. Continue reading →

The Midwife – Gay Courter

A historical novel about a young Jewish midwife in turn-of-the-century Russia and New York. 1981. Continue reading →

The River Witch – Marjorie McIntyre

A novel about a head-strong young woman and her life and trials on the Missouri River in the mid-19th century. 1955. Continue reading →

Cimarron – Edna Ferber

A novel about the early settlers of the Oklahoma territory, focusing in particular on an adventure-seeking lawyer/newspaper man, as well as his wife who molds the rugged land into a home. 1929. Continue reading →