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 spans biographies, historical studies, and edited collections. Sailor on Horseback (1938) tells the life of Jack London, while Earl Warren (1948) profiles the future Supreme Court Chief Justice. Men to Match My Mountains (1956) is a sweeping history of the opening of the American West, and Dear Theo (1958) collects and edits Vincent van Gogh’s letters to his brother.
Later non-fiction includes They Also Ran (1966), which profiles unsuccessful presidential candidates, and From Mud-Flat Cove to Gold to Statehood (1999), published posthumously. His non-fiction shares the narrative approach of his novels, making historical subjects accessible and engaging through detailed storytelling.