Books like The landing of the Pilgrims

The landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty reads as informative, epic. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun

Rhoda Blumberg · 1985

Both explore american history & exploration

65% genome match

George Washington

Ingri Parin D'Aulaire · 1936

Both explore american history

59% genome match

Out of Darkness

Russell Freedman · 1997

Both explore perseverance

59% genome match

The Double Life of Pocahontas

Jean Fritz · 1983

Both explore colonialism

61% genome match

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz · 2014

Both explore colonialism & american history

71% genome match

Augustus Caesar's world

Genevieve Foster · 1947

Same nonfiction feel

56% genome match

Galileo and the Magic Numbers

Sidney Rosen · 1958

Both explore perseverance

55% genome match

A People’s History of American Empire

Howard Zinn · 2008

Both explore colonialism & american history

71% genome match

Invincible Louisa

Cornelia Meigs · 1933

Same nonfiction feel

50% genome match

Chasing Lincoln's killer

James L. Swanson · 2009

Both explore american history

63% genome match

Over the Edge of the World

Laurence Bergreen · 2003

Both explore exploration

65% genome match

The fatal impact

Alan Moorehead · 1966

Both explore exploration & colonialism

68% genome match