Books like A Death in Belmont
12 books with a reading profile close to A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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1
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly
history, narrative
In 1887, journalist Nellie Bly feigned insanity to secure a commitment to the Women’s Medical College on Blackwell’s Island.
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2
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
history, narrative
Lieutenant General Harold G.
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3
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
history, narrative
In 1879, Lieutenant George De Long led the USS Jeannette toward the North Pole, fueled by the incorrect scientific theory of an Open Polar Sea.
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4
The Johnstown Flood
history, narrative
The book reconstructs the 1889 disaster in Pennsylvania, where the South Fork Dam collapsed after days of heavy rain.
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5
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
by Tom Holland
history, narrative
Tom Holland chronicles the collapse of the Roman Republic, beginning with the rise of Sulla and concluding with the establishment of the principate under Augustus.
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6
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
history, narrative
In 1943, the Army transforms Oak Ridge, Tennessee, into a secret city of thousands of workers building the weapon that will end the war, though almost none of them know what they are making.
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7
Kon-Tiki
history, narrative
Thor Heyerdahl documents his 1947 expedition to prove that ancient South Americans could have settled Polynesia.
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8
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
history, narrative
This novel follows the history of the Chateau de Chavaniac, the birthplace of the Marquis de Lafayette, across three distinct centuries.
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944
history, narrative
Cornelius Ryan reconstructs the D-Day invasion by weaving together hundreds of individual accounts from Allied and German soldiers, as well as French civilians.
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10
Marvels
by Kurt Busiek
history, narrative
Phil Sheldon, a news photographer, witnesses the emergence of the superhero era in mid-twentieth-century New York.
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The Moon is Down
history, narrative
In a coastal mining town, an unnamed invading force led by Colonel Lanser replaces the local government to secure coal exports.
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12
Train to Pakistan
history, narrative
The village of Mano Majra lies on the border of India and Pakistan, and in the summer of 1947 it is a peaceful place where Sikhs and Muslims have always lived together.
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