Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Nathan Hale: Espionage Agent
Buy on Amazon1960
Neither Sin Nor Shame (As: Michael Burgess)
Buy on Amazon1961
Food
Buy on Amazon1962
Lady of France: A Biography of Gabrielle D'estrees, Mistress of Henry the Great
Buy on Amazon1963
The Girl Market (As: Anne Marie Burgess, With: Michael Burgess)
Buy on Amazon1963
Belgium
Buy on Amazon1964
Queen of the Plaza: A Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken
Buy on Amazon1964
Kit Carson: Folk Hero and Man
Buy on Amazon1964
Sex and the Mature Man
Buy on Amazon1964
Rock of Freedom: The Story of the Plymouth Colony
Buy on Amazon1964
The Magnificent Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie (As: Philip Vail)
Buy on Amazon1965
Light-Horse Harry: A Biography of Washington's Great Cavalryman, General Henry Lee
Buy on Amazon1966
The Last Wilderness
Buy on Amazon1966
The Great Rogue / The Glorious Scoundrel
Buy on Amazon1966
Survival: Jamestown
Buy on Amazon1967
Barbary General: The Life of William H. Eaton
Buy on Amazon1968
Franklin: America's Lost State
Buy on Amazon1968
Yankee Admiral: A Biography of David Dixon Porter
Buy on Amazon1968
The Fantastic Breed (As: Leon Phillips)
Buy on Amazon1968
Passage to the West: The Great Voyages of Henry Hudson
Buy on Amazon1968
The Edict of Nantes
Buy on Amazon1969
P.J., My Friend
Buy on Amazon1969
James Monroe: Hero of America Diplomacy
Buy on Amazon1969
Free and Independent: The Confederation of the United States, 1781-1791
Buy on Amazon1970
Because I Loved Him: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry
Buy on Amazon1971
Victor Hugo: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry (As: Samuel Edwards)
Buy on Amazon1971
George Sand: A Biography of the First Modern, Liberated Woman
Buy on Amazon1972
The Sunday Heroes
Buy on Amazon1972
The Prodigal Genius: The Life and Times of Honore De Balzac
Buy on Amazon1972
Daughter of Earth And Water: A Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Buy on Amazon1973
First Lady of America: A Romanticized Biography of Pocahontas (As: Leon Phillips)
Buy on Amazon1973
The Grand Incendiary: A Biography of Samuel Adams
Buy on Amazon1973
The Great American Rascal: The Turbulent Life of Aaron Burr (As: Philip Vail)
Buy on Amazon1973
The Double Lives of Francisco de Goya (As: Samuel Edwards)
Buy on Amazon1973
The Man Who Lost America: A Biography of Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne
Buy on Amazon1973
Peter Paul Rubens: A Biography of a Giant
Buy on Amazon1973
That Eaton Woman: In Defense of Peggy O'Neale Eaton
Buy on Amazon1974
Sex and the Adult Woman (With: Ellen F. Birchall)
Buy on Amazon1974
The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion
Buy on Amazon1974
Rebel!: A Biography of Tom Paine (As: Samuel Edwards)
Buy on Amazon1974
I Love You, I Hate You (As: Leon Phillips)
Buy on Amazon1975
The Velvet Glove: A Life of Dolly Madison
Buy on Amazon1975
Sad Swashbuckler: The Life of William Walker
Buy on Amazon1976
Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Biography
Buy on Amazon1976
Trelawny's World: A Biography of Edward John Trelawny
Buy on Amazon1977
The Vidocq Dossier: The Story of the World's First Detective / Vidocq: Biography of the World’s First Detective (As: Samuel Edwards)
Buy on Amazon1977
The Trial of Andrew Johnson
Buy on Amazon1977
Statue in Search of a Pedestal: A Biography of the Marquis De Lafayette
Buy on Amazon1986
The Great Rogue: A Biography of Captain John Smith
Buy on Amazon2015
Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves
Buy on Amazon2021
Queen of Caprice: A Biography of Kristina of Sweden
Buy on Amazon2022
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Non-Fiction series is publication order: 1. Nathan Hale: Espionage Agent (1960), 2. Neither Sin Nor Shame (As: Michael Burgess) (1961), 3. Food (1962), 4. Lady of France: A Biography of Gabrielle D'estrees, Mistress of Henry the Great (1963), 5. The Girl Market (As: Anne Marie Burgess, With: Michael Burgess) (1963), and 46 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Non-Fiction series by Noel Gerson contains 51 books. The series began in 1960 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Non-Fiction series is written by Noel Gerson. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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