Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 | 2003 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 2 | Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56 | 2005 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 3 | The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance, and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day | 2007 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 4 | A City So Grand: The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900 | 2010 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 5 | The Caning: The Assault That Drove America to Civil War | 2012 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 6 | American Treasures: The Secret Efforts to Save the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address | 2016 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 7 | Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission | 2020 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
| 8 | The Great Abolitionist | 2024 | Stephen Puleo | Buy |
Stephen Puleo’s eight non-fiction works span American history from the antebellum period to World War II. Dark Tide (2003) covers the 1919 Boston molasses flood, Due to Enemy Action (2005) tells a WWII submarine story, and The Boston Italians (2007) chronicles Italian immigration to Boston. A City So Grand (2010) examines Boston’s rise as a metropolis from 1850 to 1900.
His later books include The Caning (2012), about the assault on Senator Charles Sumner that helped push America toward civil war, American Treasures (2016), about efforts to protect founding documents, and Voyage of Mercy (2020), about America’s first humanitarian mission during the Irish Famine. The Great Abolitionist (2024) is his most recent publication.