Donald Barr Chidsey Books in Order
Donald Barr Chidsey has written 59 books, published between 1928 and 2021. The first book is Bonnie Prince Charlie (1928) and the newest is July 4, 1776 (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 59
- Published
- 1928–2021
- Pages on record
- 1,890 in 9 of 59 books
Donald Barr Chidsey was an American biographer, historian and novelist who also wrote adventure fiction. The biographies take in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1928), Marlborough (1929), Sir Walter Raleigh (1931) and the life of Roscoe Conkling (1935), while the histories concentrate on American politics around the Revolution and the early presidencies, with Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and John Tyler among the subjects. The listing holds 59 books dated 1928 to 2021, at a median of 194 pages.
Source: Open Library
How many Donald Barr Chidsey books are there?
Donald Barr Chidsey has 59 books, released between 1928 and 2021.
Donald Barr Chidsey Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 59 Donald Barr Chidsey books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1Bonnie Prince Charlie1928 · confirmed 1/41928–1/4
- 2Marlborough: The Portrait of a Conqueror1929 · confirmed 1/41929–1/4
- 3Pistols In The Morning1930 · confirmed 1/41930–1/4
- 4Sir Walter Raleigh.1931 · confirmed 1/41931–1/4
- 5Sir Humphrey Gilbert1932 · confirmed 1/41932–1/4
- 6The Gentleman from New York: A Life of Roscoe Conkling1935 · confirmed 1/41935–1/4
- 7Weeping Is For Women1936 · confirmed 1/41936–1/4
- 8Each One Was Alone1938 · confirmed 1/41938–1/4
- 9John the Great: John Sullivan1942 · confirmed 1/41942–1/4
- 10Panama Passage1946 · confirmed 1/41946–1/4
- 11Stronghold1948 · confirmed 1/41948–1/4
- 12Rod Rides High1950 · confirmed 1/41950–1/4
- 13Captain Adam1953 · confirmed 1/41953–1/4
- 14Elizabeth I: A Great Life in Brief1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 15Captain Bashful1955 · confirmed 1/41955–1/4
- 16Singapore Passage1956 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419561921/4
- 17This Bright Sword1957 · confirmed 1/41957–1/4
- 18Captain Crossbones1958 · confirmed 1/41958–1/4
- 19Valley Forge1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 20His Majesty's Highwayman1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 21The Naked Sword1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 22The Pipes Are Calling1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 23Lord Of The Isles1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 24The Flaming Island1959 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/419591921/4
- 25Buccaneer's Blade1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 26Reluctant Cavalier1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 27Fancy Man1960 · confirmed 1/41960–1/4
- 28The Battle of New Orleans1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 29Marooned1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 30The Wickedest Pilgrim1961 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419612881/4
- 31Victory at Yorktown1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 32The American Privateers1962 · confirmed 1/41962–1/4
- 33Goodbye to Gunpowder1963 · confirmed 1/41963–1/4
- 34The Birth of the Constitution1964 · confirmed 1/41964–1/4
- 35Edge Of Piracy1964 · 286 pages · confirmed 1/419642861/4
- 36The Great Separation1965 · confirmed 1/41965–1/4
- 37The Siege of Boston1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 38The Tide Turns1966 · confirmed 1/41966–1/4
- 39The Day They Sank the Lusitania1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 40Shackleton's Voyage1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 41The War in the North1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 42The Great Conspiracy1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 43The Legion Of The Lost1967 · confirmed 1/41967–1/4
- 44The War With Mexico.1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 45The California Gold Rush1968 · confirmed 1/41968–1/4
- 46The French and Indian War1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 47On and Off the Wagon1969 · confirmed 1/41969–1/4
- 48Lewis and Clark: The Great Adventure1970 · confirmed 1/41970–1/4
- 49The Wars in Barbary1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 50The Spanish–American War1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 51The War in the South1971 · confirmed 1/41971–1/4
- 52The Loyalists1973 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/419732131/4
- 53The World of Samuel Adams1974 · 194 pages · confirmed 1/419741941/4
- 54Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson1975 · 207 pages · confirmed 1/419752071/4
- 55Andrew Jackson, hero1976 · confirmed 1/41976–1/4
- 56And Tyler too1978 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419781581/4
- 57John Churchill, First Duke of Marlborough1992 · confirmed 1/41992–1/4
- 58The Panama Canal2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 59July 4, 17762021 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420211601/4
Donald Barr Chidsey books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
59 books59 Donald Barr Chidsey titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Donald Barr Chidsey books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 59 Donald Barr Chidsey books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Donald Barr Chidsey
Start with Bonnie Prince Charlie (1928), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Donald Barr Chidsey book?
July 4, 1776 (2021) is the newest Donald Barr Chidsey book released so far.
Is there a new Donald Barr Chidsey book coming?
No next Donald Barr Chidsey book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Donald Barr Chidsey at a glance
- Paused
- No new Donald Barr Chidsey title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- Donald Barr Chidsey books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,890 pages across the 9 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 194 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Donald Barr Chidsey books, 22 of 59, were published in the 1960s.
When Donald Barr Chidsey books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Donald Barr Chidsey titles appeared. 1960s was the most productive decade with 22 titles.
59 books total across 9 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Donald Barr Chidsey books are about
3 of the 59 Donald Barr Chidsey books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: politics and government is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Politics and government 2 of 3 books
- American loyalists 1 of 3 books
- Biography 1 of 3 books
- Hamilton, alexander, 1757-1804 1 of 3 books
- History 1 of 3 books
- Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826 1 of 3 books
- Juvenile literature 1 of 3 books
- Loyalistes américains 1 of 3 books
- Presidents 1 of 3 books
- Tyler, john, 1790-1862 1 of 3 books