Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Kentuckians | 1953 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 2 | Hannah Fowler | 1956 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 3 | The Believers | 1957 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 4 | The Land Beyond the Mountains | 1959 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 5 | Johnny Osage | 1960 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 6 | Savanna | 1961 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 7 | Voyage to Santa Fe | 1962 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 8 | Run Me a River | 1964 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 9 | The Great Adventure | 1966 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
| 10 | Six Horse Hitch | 1969 | Janice Holt Giles | Buy |
The Kentuckians is the largest single sequence in Janice Holt Giles’s bibliography and a strong representation of the kind of historical fiction she is known for. The series uses linked books to build a broad regional and familial portrait rather than focusing on just one isolated story.
For readers interested in frontier and settlement fiction, this series is likely the best place to start. Publication order is especially useful here because the books form part of a larger historical and narrative progression.