Non-Fiction
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 | 2003 | Buy |
| Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56 | 2005 | Buy |
| The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day | 2007 | Buy |
| A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900 | 2010 | Buy |
| The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War | 2012 | Buy |
| American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address | 2016 | Buy |
| Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission | 2020 | Buy |
| The Great Abolitionist | 2024 | Buy |
Stephen Puleo writes narrative non-fiction about dramatic and often overlooked episodes from American history. His debut, Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, brought the bizarre and deadly molasses flood of 1919 to a wide readership, combining meticulous research with page-turning storytelling. The book remains the definitive account of one of America’s strangest industrial disasters.
Puleo’s subsequent work has ranged across American history — from the World War II submarine attack in Due to Enemy Action to the pre-Civil War political crisis of The Caning to the humanitarian mission of Voyage of Mercy. His books consistently find the human stories inside larger historical events, making them accessible to general readers while maintaining scholarly rigor. The Great Abolitionist (2024) is his most recent work.