Books
28 Best Novels About the American Revolutionary Era
Bestselling authors first, then star rating.
Period
American Revolutionary Era
1763–1783 CE
The American Revolutionary Era grew from imperial taxation, colonial protest, political argument and armed conflict between Britain and thirteen colonies. It stretched from post-Seven Years’ War tensions to independence and the Treaty of Paris. The period involved soldiers, loyalists, patriots, enslaved people, Indigenous nations, women, merchants and foreign allies.
It matters because it created the United States while leaving many conflicts unresolved. Liberty, empire, slavery, loyalty and republican government all collided in ways that shaped later American history. The era supports military fiction, family sagas, spy stories and novels about divided communities.
American historical fiction gives these entries strong book-discovery value, from James Fenimore Cooper and Kenneth Roberts to Michael Shaara, Charles Frazier, Geraldine Brooks, Paulette Jiles, Larry McMurtry, Charles Portis and Philipp Meyer. Series fiction often follows families, soldiers, settlers, enslaved people, outlaws, scouts and frontier towns across several generations. These pages can connect war novels, frontier fiction, literary westerns, colonial narratives and novels about revolution, slavery and expansion.
Related people for American Revolutionary Era
Abraham Lincoln1809–1865 Alexander Hamilton1757–1804 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1769–1852 Benedict Arnold1741–1801 Benjamin Franklin1706–1790 Francisco de Miranda1750–1816 Francis McLeandied 1781 Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben1730–1794 George III1738–1820 George Washington1732–1799 Giuseppe Garibaldi1807–1882 Horatio Nelson1758–1805 James Madison1751–1836 John Adams1735–1826 John Laurens1754–1782 John Moore1761–1809 Louis XVI of France1754–1793 Napoleon1769–1821 Paul Revere1735–1818 Peleg Wadsworth1748–1829 Robert Clive1725–1774 Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald1775–1860 Thomas Hickeydied 1776 Thomas Jefferson1743–1826 William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe1729–1814 William Tryon1729–1788
Non Fiction
5 Non-Fiction Books About the American Revolutionary Era
Histories, biographies and reference works are listed separately from the historical novels above.
