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I don't really like reading "straight-up" history. Too many facts, not enough action. I'm well aware that fictionalized historicals are "fictionalized." But, yanno, non-fiction history has been rewritten a few times too, usually for political reasons.
Jeffrey Hepple (now deceased) wrote The Angle of 1776 based on a local rumor/story. I enjoyed the heck out of it and I'd never have read a similar "factual" piece at all.
The same is true of Stone Song (Win Blevins). Never would have read a dry factual history book, but Blevins fictionalized the story and made it come alive. Was a really interesting read.
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