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Historical Fiction
Characteristics:
  • historical setting
  • characters that fit the time
  • historically accurate details
  • adventurous and romantic
  • entertaining and informative
  • range over all continents

 

Themes/periods for American Historical Fiction:
  • Native Americans
  • Colonial & Revolutionary Days
  • Nineteenth Century
  • Slavery
  • Civil War
  • Westward Expansion
  • 20th Century: early years (1900-1920), roaring twenties, depression, & dust bowl years (1920-1940), WWI and its aftermath (1940-1960), the Sixties and beyond

Some Historical Fiction at MHJH updated 11-29-2004 (pdf format)
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Historical Fiction On-line Resources: Historical Fiction Print Resources
Historical Novel Society 

Historical Fiction Network

Genreflecting

Historical Fiction

Yahoo's Historical Fiction Links

Historical Fiction list to give you ideas
 

Herald, Diana Tixier. Teen Genreflecting: a guide to reading interests. 2nd Ed.  Libraries Unlimited, c2003.

Herald, Diana Tixier.  Genreflecting. 5th Ed.  Libraries Unlimited, c2000.

Howard, Elizabeth F.  American as Story: historical fiction for secondary schools. American Library Association, c1988

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