Genre Fiction

Many of the yellowbacks written by American authors are examples of the kinds of genre fiction popular in the nineteenth century.

The Struggles and Triumphs, or, The Recollections of P.T. Barnum

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

They include autobiographies and memoirs, like these of PT Barnum and Benjamin Franklin, as well as regional fiction, romance novels, and detective fiction.

Garibaldi, An Autobiography

Jonathan and his Continent, Rambles through American Society

Recollections and Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court, and the Clubs

Angling, or How to Angle, and Where to Go

The autobiographical works follow the general trend of nonfiction, if still sensationalized, yellowbacks, such as these examples. The include travel narratives, guides, and accounts of celebrity life.