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12 books with a reading profile close to The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown. Clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

In 1793 Philadelphia, fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook works in her family’s coffeehouse, dreaming of future expansion.
2

The Blind Side

by Michael Lewis

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Michael Lewis details the evolution of the left tackle position in American football, triggered by the rising impact of speed-rushing linebackers like Lawrence Taylor.
3

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

by Sharon McMahon

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Sharon McMahon, a former high school government teacher, profiles twelve lesser-known Americans whose choices, often made quietly, changed the country, from the founding era through the civil rights movement.
4

Through Gates of Splendor

by Elisabeth Elliot

Also clear-cut · history, inspirational

This chronicle documents Operation Auca, a 1956 mission to establish contact with the Huaroni people in the Amazonian basin of Ecuador.
5

Thunderstruck

by Erik Larson

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Erik Larson weaves together two seemingly unrelated narratives from the Edwardian era: the invention of long-distance wireless communication by Guglielmo Marconi and the pursuit of the mild-mannered murderer Hawley Harv…
6

America's First Daughter

by Stephanie Dray

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph serves as the primary protector of Thomas Jefferson’s reputation and household throughout this narrative.
7

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

by Timothy Egan

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Timothy Egan chronicles the environmental disaster of the 1930s Dust Bowl by following several families who remained in the High Plains rather than fleeing to California.
8

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

by Christopher Paul Curtis

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

The story centers on the Watsons, a Black family living in Flint, Michigan.
9

The Astronaut Wives Club

by Lily Koppel

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Lily Koppel chronicles the lives of the women married to flight crews in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
10

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

by Adam Makos

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

In December 1943, Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown flew a crippled B-17 bomber over Germany, its fuselage shredded and half its crew wounded.
11

Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission

by Hampton Sides

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

Hampton Sides chronicles the 1945 raid on the Cabanatuan prisoner of war camp in the Philippines.
12

Flags of Our Fathers

by James D. Bradley

Also clear-cut · history, narrative

James Bradley reconstructs the lives of the six men who raised the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.

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