Books like Exodus
12 books with a reading profile close to Exodus by Leon Uris. Clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz, W.S. Kuniczak
history, narrative
Set in Nero's Rome, "Quo Vadis" tells the story of the Roman patrician Marcus Vinicius and his passionate, yet conflicted, love for the Christian Ligia.
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Child's History of England (Annotated and Illustrated)
by Charles Dickens, Toby Davidson
history, narrative
In this work, Charles Dickens provides a chronological narrative of English history spanning from the ancient Roman invasions under Julius Caesar to the seventeenth-century Glorious Revolution.
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The Last of the Mohicans
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in 1757 during the French and Indian War, the narrative follows frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye, and his Mohican companions, Chingachgook and Uncas.
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The Source
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
The narrative centers on an archaeological excavation at Tell Makor, a fictional mound in northern Israel, during the early 1960s.
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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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The Robe
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Marcellus Gallio, a Roman tribune stationed in Palestine, participates in the execution of Jesus of Nazareth and wins the condemned man’s seamless robe in a dice game.
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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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Johnny Tremain
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Set in revolutionary Boston, the story follows fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, a talented silversmith's apprentice whose career is destroyed when a molten silver accident leaves his hand permanently disfigured.
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The Captain's Daughter
history, narrative
The Captain's Daughter, set during Pugachev's Rebellion in 18th-century Russia, follows the young nobleman Pyotr Grinyov as he falls in love with Masha Mironova, the daughter of a fortress commander.
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The Scottish Chiefs
by Jane Porter
Also clear-cut · history, narrative
Jane Porter’s historical novel recounts the life of William Wallace during the Scottish Wars of Independence against King Edward I of England.
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