NF Non fiction dryness

[rgtaylor61]

Im an avid reader and a lover of non-fiction but lately (especially with Civial War books) everything seems dry. Looking for recommendations on well written non-fiction. Im a lover of Candice Millards style of non-fiction. Factual and researched but still intriguing without being weighed down by dates and painstaking details that add nothing to the value of the book. Open for suggestions and willign to give anythign a shot.

 

[JeffFromSyracuse]

I find Gordon Rhea and Stephen Sears to be very readable.

 

[Peace Society]

I like Mr. Gwynne's narrative voice in Rebel Yell. I think he does better even than Mr. Foote.

 

[Ole Miss]

Wiley Sword's Shiloh: Bloody April and Embrace an Angry Wind

Bell I Wiley classics The Life of Billy Yank and The Life of Johnny Reb

Glenn Tucker High Tide of Gettysburg

Timothy Smith any of his books are great
Regards
David

 

[SeaTurtle]

Confederate Raider in the North Pacific by Murray Morgan. Reads like an adventure story but is a non-fictional account of the round-the-world voyage of CSS Shenandoah.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Im an avid reader and a lover of non-fiction but lately (especially with Civial War books) everything seems dry. Looking for recommendations on well written non-fiction. Im a lover of Candice Millards style of non-fiction. Factual and researched but still intriguing without being weighed down by dates and painstaking details that add nothing to the value of the book. Open for suggestions and willign to give anythign a shot.

For historical non-fiction, try 'Gray Raiders of the Sea' by Chester G. Hearn. It's a well-told true narrative that reads like an adventure story on the high seas.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

For something a little different in historical non-fiction, try also 'Berry Benson's Civil War Handbook'. It's an interesting personal account by a Confederate scout and sharpshooter of his own experiences during the war. It's a flowing account that reads like a well told story.