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Just For You! - Historical Fiction

If you like stories about strong intelligent women, you'll find your next favorite read here.

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  • The First Actress

    a Novel of Sarah Bernhardt

    Gortner, C. W.,
    The enthralling life and times of Sarah Bernhardt, from courtesan to unwed mother to brilliant star of the stage.
    Book, 2020New York : Ballantine Books, [2020] — FICTION GORTNER
  • This is the story of Joan of Arc, from her troubled childhood to her rise to lead the French army. Along the way she must battle politics and people that aren't comfortable with a female leader.
    Book, 2022New York : Random House, [2022] — FICTION CHEN
  • The French Revolution and the early beginnings of our young country told through the eyes of Patsy Jefferson, based on thousands of letters she left behind. Discover the secrets she kept for her father as well.
    Book, 2016New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] — FICTION DRAY
  • In 1838 the luxury steamship The Pulaski sank off the coast of North Carolina when the boiler exploded. Present day, Everly is hired to curate an exhibit of artifacts found and discovers there were some truly amazing women on board.
    Book, 2021New York : Berkley, 2021. — FICTION HENRY
  • Sylvie and her family move to the Colorado mountains for her father's job in the mines where he fights to unionize for better working conditions. Sylvie goes to work for the wealthy mine owners and takes up her father's plight for the worker's…
    Book, 2022New York : Scribner, 2022. — FICTION MANNING
  • The true and harrowing story of a Crow native woman who marries a white fur trader in 1800's Montana.
    Book, 2023New York : Atria Books, 2023. — FICTION GRISSOM
  • It’s old money versus new money in high society New York City in a world on the brink of the modern age.
    DVD, 2022[Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2022] — DVD TV GILDED Season 1