Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailor on Horseback | 1938 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 2 | Earl Warren | 1948 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 3 | Men to Match My Mountains | 1956 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 4 | Dear Theo | 1958 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 5 | Drawings of Michaelangelo | 1960 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 6 | They Also Ran | 1966 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 7 | There Was Light | 1970 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 8 | Mary Todd Lincoln, A Final Judgement? | 1973 | Irving Stone | Buy |
| 9 | From Mud-Flat Cove to Gold to Statehood: California, 1840-1850 | 1999 | Irving Stone | Buy |
Irving Stone’s non-fiction work mirrors his novels’ interest in real historical figures and events. Sailor on Horseback (1938) is a biography of Jack London, while Men to Match My Mountains (1956) tells the story of western expansion. Dear Theo (1958) presents Van Gogh’s letters in an edited format that complements the story told in Lust for Life.
His later non-fiction includes They Also Ran (1966), a study of the men who lost presidential elections, and There Was Light (1970). The nine non-fiction titles demonstrate Stone’s dedication to research-driven storytelling, whether in novel or documentary form.