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A diary of a Chinese Miner

by MaybeItWasNeverLove

Short Story / Historical Fiction

July 12, 2013

30 days reads: 36

Comments: 2

Shelves: 2

Summary

During the racist times of the gold rush, a Chinese miners travels to Australia in search of fortune. But with the westerners hatred so strong and the surroundings so foreign, what would you do if you were the odd one out?

Rosarito- translation from Spanish (Ramon del Valle Inclan)

by chord0

Short Story / Historical Fiction

June 21, 2008

30 days reads: 15

Comments: 2

Summary

A translation by me from the Spanish of a short story by Ramon del Valle Inclan written in the 1930's. Spanish life and customs thru the eyes of a small girl of the nobility during the Spanish Civil War.

The Mahogany Grandfather Clock

by Casey Jarmes

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 03, 2019

30 days reads: 15

Summary

The long story of an old clock and its many owners.

The Quartermaster's question

by sinju

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 25, 2023

30 days reads: 13

Summary

A narrator's take on a nefarious pirate, interests a new crew member. That portrays love gone wrong, and a world which turns topsy turvy with war on the horizon.

Attack of the Dead Men

by dylanfourie02

Short Story / Historical Fiction

August 05, 2021

30 days reads: 12

Shelves: 2

Summary

The Attack of the Dead Men was a battle between the German and the Russian army during the Great War at Osowiec Fortress.

Atlantic Inferno: the story of the Lakonia

by Logan McGregor

Short Story / Historical Fiction

March 08, 2023

30 days reads: 12

Summary

Edward is a 2nd class passenger aboard Greek lines 'Lakonia', an ocean liner built in 1930. when the ship bursts into flames, Edward is faced with the possibility of being in a new country, with no parents, as he wonders if his father is alive. unsure of his fate, with nothing except his thoughts as he drifts through the Atlantic.

Limburgse Held

by impetus

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 27, 2023

30 days reads: 12

Summary

Na een persoonlijke tragedie op het Schulensmeer lijkt het leven van Frank Thoonen plots een totaal andere wending te nemen. Vernieuwde krachten maken van hem een ander mens. Eens hij dat gewaarwordt ontrolt zich voor Thoonen een echte roeping: ten dienste staan van de Limburgse bevolking. Maar zo eenvoudig is die opdracht niet...

Field Of Tears

by Declan J Connaughton

Short Story / Historical Fiction

January 09, 2011

30 days reads: 11

Comments: 1

Summary

Short story set during the Irish Civil war about inhumanity.

THE ANCIENT GENETIC ENGINEER

by Ali Al-Zaak

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 15, 2021

30 days reads: 10

Summary

When Nysra was summoned to the royal palace of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, he was instructed by the royal guards to bow and listen.

Day at the Colosseum

by Matthew Bissonnette

Short Story / Historical Fiction

December 09, 2011

30 days reads: 7

Comments: 2

Summary

A man spends the day watching the violence of the Roman games, but what he will witness will change everything.

MARK TWAIN, POLITICS, AND A GREAT BEEF CONTRACT

by John Ross Hart

Short Story / Historical Fiction

October 21, 2020

30 days reads: 7

Summary

A look back at Mark Twain's story about a great beef contract, political hassles and, and why government has never changed.

Path of the Samurai

by Matthew Bissonnette

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 20, 2010

30 days reads: 6

Comments: 3

Summary

My short story is about the life of Kusunoki Mishima, a man who was born towards the end of feudal japan and became a great Samurai.

Home Is Where The Heart Is

by PKN

Short Story / Historical Fiction

June 19, 2014

30 days reads: 6

Comments: 2

Summary

This piece is a multi-perspective fiction story of three completely different types of people in Afghanistan during a war. I hope you understand and enjoy it. Tip: Think about the story in connection with the title after you've read the story.

A Nazi in Ogdensburg

by Jeff Macharyas

Short Story / Historical Fiction

January 07, 2018

30 days reads: 5

Shelves: 1

Summary

In 1941, a Nazi prisoner of war escaped a prison train in Canada and made his way to freedom through Ogdensburg, New York.

The Boston Tea Party: A Fictional Story

by JagJenCon

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 22, 2017

30 days reads: 4

Summary

Fictional story about a man whom participated in the Boston Tea Party.

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The Town Has Blood On it's Hands

by M.L.Williamson Hume

Short Story / Historical Fiction

June 15, 2021

30 days reads: 4

Summary

Scores of "dazed Negroes'' in the area whispered: "It's been going on for years and nothing has been done." And the rabid and predominant racists in the wealthy hometown of the late Sen. Theodore Bilbo still echoed white supremacy views.

A GOOD WOMAN WHO CAN FIND

by HOUDINI

Short Story / Historical Fiction

April 08, 2022

30 days reads: 4

Comments: 7

Shelves: 1

Summary

Amanda has a tough choice to make

My Friend, Norma Jean

by jerry lucero

Short Story / Historical Fiction

March 04, 2012

30 days reads: 3

Comments: 4

Summary

Historical Fiction about America's Sweetheart, Marilyn Monroe.

9-11 creative writing.

by Nelly Norbit

Short Story / Historical Fiction

March 26, 2012

30 days reads: 3

Comments: 2

Shelves: 3

Summary

This is an english assessment and a friend toold me to post it. It's a very short piece of creative writing about 9-11. Please enjoy and leave comments good and bad :)