The best historical fiction books of 1950s (chosen by historical fiction authors)

Loved by 12 people

The Once and Future King

By T. H. White ,

Loved by 7 people

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

By Elizabeth George Speare ,

Loved by 5 people

The Cruel Sea

By Nicholas Monsarrat ,

Loved by 5 people

Little House in the Big Woods

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Loved by 3 people

Kristin Lavransdatter

By Sigrid Undsett ,

Loved by 3 people

Cotillion

By Georgette Heyer ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Loved by 2 people

The Sherwood Ring

By Elizabeth Marie Pope ,

Loved by 2 people

An Episode of Sparrows

By Rumer Godden ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Loved by 1 person

The Fountain Overflows

By Rebecca West ,

Loved by 1 person

The Corinthian

By Georgette Heyer ,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

Loved by 1 person

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan ,

Loved by 1 person

On the Banks of Plum Creek

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

By Thomas Mann ,

Loved by 1 person

Little Town on the Prairie

By Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams (illustrator) ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

By Tanya E. Williams ,

Loved by 1 person

Satan in Goray

By Isaac Bashevis Singer ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bridge Over the Drina

By Ivo Andric ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

Loved by 1 person

The Ugly American

By William J. Lederer , Eugene Burdick ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

By Tanya E. Williams ,

The Losing Role

By Steve Anderson ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

Ashes and Ruins

By K. Lang-Slattery ,

Plow

By Saz Keukan,

Bloodbound

By Anthony Lee Head ,

Murders in the Marquee

By Dana Mentink ,

The Map Colorist

By Rebecca D'Harlingue ,

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

By Mary Ellen Johnson ,

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

By Tanya E. Williams ,

The Losing Role

By Steve Anderson ,

Fried Chicken Castañeda

By Suzanne Stauffer ,

What the Moon Said

By Gayle Rosengren ,

City of the Muse

By Kate Hilton ,

The Tao of Poison

By Isham Cook ,

Fables & Lies

By Elisabeth Storrs ,

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?

By Amanda Cockrell ,

War and Preservation

By Karen Lynne Klink ,

The best historical fiction books of the 1950s

The books our community loved the most.

The Once and Future King

The Witch of Blackbird Pond

The Cruel Sea

Little House in the Big Woods

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Kristin Lavransdatter

Cotillion

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

The Sherwood Ring

An Episode of Sparrows

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

The Fountain Overflows

The Corinthian

Books from our members

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

The Map Colorist

Snow Treasure

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man

Little Town on the Prairie

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

The Map Colorist

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

Satan in Goray

Books from our members

Murders in the Marquee

The Map Colorist

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

The Bridge Over the Drina

Books from our members

The Map Colorist

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

The Ugly American

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

The Map Colorist

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

The Losing Role

Fried Chicken Castañeda

What the Moon Said

Books from our members

Ashes and Ruins

Plow

Bloodbound

Murders in the Marquee

The Map Colorist

The Golden Promise of Cripple Creek

The Bootlegger's Betrayal

The Losing Role

Fried Chicken Castañeda

What the Moon Said

City of the Muse

The Tao of Poison

Fables & Lies