The Source is one of my absolute favorites by Mitchener. Anything by Mitchener is a great read. Sweeping, epic and spell binding. I’d also recommend Texas, Chesapeake, and Hawaii.
In the same vein as Mitchener are the novels of Edward Rutherford. He’s an English writer and writes he same sweeping dramas, based on history. My favorite of his is Sarum — about the settling of the Salisbury Plain and the building of Stonehenge. He has also written novels about Russia, Ireland, and England (The Forest, London (which goes back to the founding by Rome), Paris, New York, etc.)
I highly suggest Michener an Rutherford if you just want to be “swept away”......
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