Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The River of Doubt | 2005 | Buy |
| Destiny of the Republic | 2011 | Buy |
| Hero of the Empire | 2016 | Buy |
| River of the Gods | 2022 | Buy |
Candice Millard is an American author who writes narrative non-fiction about dramatic moments in history. A former writer and editor at National Geographic, she brings a reporter’s eye for detail to stories that might otherwise gather dust in academic journals. Her first book, The River of Doubt (2005), follows Theodore Roosevelt on a disastrous expedition down an uncharted tributary of the Amazon after his failed 1912 presidential bid.
Millard’s later books follow a similar approach: pick a historical event with high stakes and real danger, then reconstruct it with novelistic pacing. Destiny of the Republic covers the assassination of President James Garfield and the botched medical treatment that followed. Hero of the Empire tells the story of a young Winston Churchill captured during the Boer War and his daring escape. Her most recent book, River of the Gods (2022), traces the Victorian-era race to find the source of the Nile. Each book stands on its own, so readers can start with whichever subject interests them most.