American Historical Fiction Chart
- by Bruce E. McKinney
The index is a road map.
American Historical Fiction | Prices Sixty-Five Years Ago | Inflation Adjusted to 2003 |
Mercedes of Castile; or The Voyage to Cathay, 1840 | $20.00 | $241.17 |
Onea. An Indian Tale, 1820 | $35.00 | $422.04 |
The Damsel of Darien, 1839 | $20.00 | $241.17 |
Montezuma; The Last of the Aztecs, 1845 | $8.50 | $102.50 |
Calavar; or, The Knight of the Conquest, 1834 | $40.00 | $482.34 |
The Infidel; or, The Fall of Mexico, 1835 | $22.50 | $271.31 |
The Flamingo Feather, 1887 | $17.50 | $211.02 |
Algic Researches. Indian Tales and Legends, 1839 | $22.50 | $272.31 |
The First Settlers of Virginia, an Historical…, 1806 | $25.00 | $301.46 |
My Lady Pokahontas, A True Relation…1885 | $5.00 | $60.29 |
To Have and to Hold, 1900 | $50.00 | $602.92 |
Standish of Standish & Betty Alden, The First Born,1889-91 | $30.00 | $361.75 |
Tales of the Puritans, 1831 | $12.50 | $150.75 |
Merry-Mount; A Romance of the Massachusetts…1849 | $50.00 | $602.92 |
Hobomok, A Tale of Early Times, 1824 | $50.00 | $602.92 |
A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Hundred Thirty Six, 1824 | $25.00 | $301.46 |
Hope Leslie; or, Early Times in Massachusetts, 1827 | $35.00 | $422.04 |
The Bay-Path: A Tale of New England…1857 | $3.00 | $36.18 |
Koningsmark, The Long Finne., 1823 | $37.50 | $452.19 |
The Scarlet Letter, 1850 | $65.00 | $783.80 |
King Noanett. A Story of Old Virginia…1896 | $10.00 | $120.58 |
Prisoners of Hope., 1898 | $8.50 | $102.50 |
Tales of the Spanish Seas, 1847 | $30.00 | $361.75 |
Naomi; or Boston, Two Hundred Years Ago, 1848 | $7.50 | $90.44 |
A Nameless Nobleman, 1881 | $3.50 | $42.20 |
The First of the Knickerbockers: A Tale of 1673, 1848 | $10.00 | $120.58 |
Mount Hope: or, Philip, King of the Wampanoags, 1851 | $7.50 | $90.44 |
The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish, 1829 | $40.00 | $482.34 |
White Aprons, 1896 | $5.00 | $60.29 |
Mogg Megone, 1836 | $100.00 | $1205.84 |
The Story of Tonty, 1890 | $4.00 | $48.23 |
Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoes, 1838 | $40.00 | $482.34 |
The Heart's Highway, 1900 | $3.50 | $42.20 |
Yonnondio, or Warriors of the Genesee, 1844 | $20.00 | $241.17 |
Nix's Mate: An Historical Romance of America, 1839 | $40.00 | $482.34 |
The Begum's Daughter, 1890 | $5.00 | $60.29 |
Captain Kyd; or, The Wizard of the Sea, 1839 | $27.50 | $331.61 |
Rachel Dyer. A North American Story., 1828 | $45.00 | $542.63 |
The Mississippi Bubble., 1902 | $10.00 | $120.58 |
The Knights of the Horse-Shoe;…1845 | $150.00 | $1808.76 |
The Yemassee. A Romance of Carolina., 1835 | $150.00 | $1808.76 |
The Water-Witch, or The Skimmer of the Seas., 1830 | $285.00 | $3436.64 |
Isadore: or The Captives of the Norridgwocks., 1846 | $10.00 | $120.58 |
Celuta; or, The Natchez. An Indian Tale., 1832 | $75.00 | $904.38 |