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House of Winslow

The House of Winslow is a forty-volume family saga tracing descendants of an English religious dissenter from the Mayflower era to the Second World War. Across three centuries, the Winslows take part in colonial settlement, revolution, western expansion, industrial growth, overseas missions, modern entertainment and global war.

Each novel centres on a new generation while preserving recurring themes of inheritance, restless ambition, romantic loyalty and Christian conversion. The historical range is broad, and real people or events appear selectively within an essentially fictional genealogy designed to connect American social change with one family’s spiritual history.

Reading order

Books in this series (40 books)

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1. The Honorable Imposter

Gilbert Morris

4.5(615)

Gilbert Winslow, forced by his family into the pulpit of the Church of England, becomes a spy among religious separatists. Who will he turn to when the forces of good and evil threaten to pull him apart? Set against Mayflower Voyage and Plymouth Settlement, the story…

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2. The Captive Bride

Gilbert Morris

4.2(1,763)

Her pilgrim family had nurtured her in an atmosphere of religious and political freedom now enemies of that dom threatened her very life! The Captive Bride takes the Winslow family beyond the Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth to ist in building the great new nation. For a…

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3. The Indentured Heart

Gilbert Morris

4.6(243)

opens another chapter in the compelling saga of the Winslow family. Pre-Revolutionary America was stirring the flames of freedom and the Great Awakening under Jonathan Edwards was renewing a nation's spiritual values. Adam Winslow, a man of the soil, has different interests and values from his…

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4. The Gentle Rebel

Gilbert Morris

4.5(209)

Nathan Winslow’s descendants are drawn into the American Revolution as political disagreement becomes armed conflict. Family loyalty and romantic attachment are tested by the demand to choose between the crown, the Patriot cause and personal conscience. The novel places fictional members of the Winslow family within…

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5. The Saintly Buccaneer

Gilbert Morris

4.5(162)

spotlights Paul Winslow, a young man who is bitterly opposed to the American Revolution. His life is quickly changed when he is shanghaied and pressed into service aboard a navy frigate. And then he is struck with amnesia! Set against American Revolutionary War, the story extends…

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6. The Holy Warrior

Gilbert Morris

4.5(149)

The Newly Independent American Nation Beckons the Sons of Winslow West When Nathan Winslow fought to keep the hopes of the Continental Army alive at Valley Forge, he never dreamed that a rich and powerful nation would blossom from those thirteen struggling colonies. Nor did he…

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7. The Reluctant Bridegroom

Gilbert Morris

4.4(155)

A Nation Expanding Westward Calls a Challenge to Another Son of Winslow. From the first Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, the dynamic sage of the Winslow family has traced the forces that shaped early American history and its people. As the nation expands westward, so has the…

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8. The Last Confederate

Gilbert Morris

4.5(150)

Sky and Rebekah Winslow leave Oregon City to settle on a plantation in Virginia, but the approaching Civil War threatens to divide the family Set against American Civil War and Oregon Trail Migration, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or…

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9. The Dixie Widow

Gilbert Morris

4.5(147)

When her husband, Captain Vance Wickham, is killed at the Battle of Sharpsburg, Belle Wickham vows revenge and makes arrangements to act as a Confederate spy while staying with her Yankee grandfather Captain Whitfield Winslow Set against Battle of Antietam and Civil War Espionage and Secret…

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10. The Wounded Yankee

Gilbert Morris

4.3(143)

Can the Wilderness Restore What the War Has Stolen from This Son of Winslow? Zack Winslow, The Wounded Yankee, had served the Union Army for exactly one year and been wounded twice, surviving the battles of Bull Run and Shiloh. But when he is sent home,…

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11. The Union Belle

Gilbert Morris

4.4(130)

Mark Winslow needs Lola Montez to help him escape from jail after he is imprisoned for killing her attacker, but when he is free and begins work for the Union Pacific Railroad, he, again, must use his gun Set against First Transcontinental Railroad, the story extends…

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12. The Final Adversary

Gilbert Morris

4.3(129)

Estranged from his family, prizefighter Barney Winslow buries his bitterness in drink, women, and the prize ring, but when his drinking becomes uncontrollable, Barney must find a way to come to terms with himself and undo the harm he has inflicted on saloon girl Katie Sullivan…

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13. The Crossed Sabres

Gilbert Morris

4.4(111)

Surviving both the carnage of the Civil War and the betrayal of his marriage, Tom Winslow seeks to begin a new life, and moving to the Northern Plains with his young daughter Laurie, he takes a job with the Department of Indian Affairs. Set against Indian…

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14. The Valiant Gunman

Gilbert Morris

4.4(134)

Though tired of fighting, Dan Winslow, a Civil War veteran, decides he must help Hope Rogers, a young, widowed rancher, who is being driven out of business by the local cattle baron. Set against Old West and Frontier America, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through…

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15. The Gallant Outlaw

Gilbert Morris

4.4(120)

After Betsy Winslow foolishly elopes with Vic, a man she does not know well, her older sister, Lanie, sets out to find her with help from an outlaw known as Lobo. Set against Old West and Frontier America, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a…

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16. The Jeweled Spur

Gilbert Morris

4.5(124)

Laurie Winslow longed to make her dream of becoming a writer come true, and Wilson College in Omaha seemed to offer what her career required. Funds run out and Laurie joins up with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as a trick rider to earn enough money…

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17. Yukon Queen

Gilbert Morris

4.4(120)

Cassidy Winslow promises a dying man that he will take his daughter to the Klondike gold fields of Alaska to search for gold--but the struggle to stake a claim is more than they bargained for. Set against Klondike Gold Rush, 1896–1899, the story extends the Winslow…

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18. Rough Rider

Gilbert Morris

4.3(122)

Unable to stop his younger brother, Lewis, from joining Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight the Spanish in Cuba, Aaron Winslow decides to go with Lewis to protect him while also considering an offer to be a war correspondent for "The New York Journal" Set against…

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19. Iron Lady

Gilbert Morris

4.7(115)

When three young Winslow daughters arrive in New York City in 1902, they each pursue a different dream--one of being a nurse and missionary, one of performing on stage, and the other of photographing the plight of the immigrants in the tenement slums. Set against Progressive-Era…

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20. Silver Star

Gilbert Morris

4.5(112)

Despite the adoring audiences and her rising fame as a stage actress, Priscilla Winslow feels compelled to leave New York City behind, embarking on a new acting career in Hollywood. Set against Silent-Era Hollywood, 1920–1929, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of…

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21. Shadow Portrait

Gilbert Morris

4.3(112)

When the two young Winslow cousins arrive in New York City, they both seek success--Peter in car racing and Phil at an art institute. Set against Progressive Era America, 1890–1920, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or global history, using…

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22. White Hunter

Gilbert Morris

4.5(104)

While visiting his relative at his mission in Africa, John Winslow becomes enchanted by the beauty of the land and decides to make it his home, but when danger strikes the missionary and threatens the lives of his family, he must stand and fight to ensure…

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23. Flying Cavalier

Gilbert Morris

4.6(102)

World War I flying ace Lance Winslow has earned his wings, and his many medals, by seeking revenge for the death of his wife in the skies over Germany, but his new relationship with a fetching American journalist is threatened by his own bitterness and rage.…

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24. The Glorious Prodigal

Gilbert Morris

4.6(102)

When Leah Freeman attends the Fourth of July celebration, she falls in love with the dashing Stuart Winslow, a gifted musician. Despite warnings about his character--and her own misgivings--Leah accepts Stuart's proposal and marries him. Soon Stuart falls back into his old ways, and Leah's love…

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25. The Amazon Quest

Gilbert Morris

4.1(472)

The Perils of the Amazon Reveal the Depths of the Heart's Entanglements... Emily Winslow meets James Parker, the man who tried to save her brother's life in the trenches of France in World War I, and she and her family feel deeply indebted to him. They…

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26. The Golden Angel

Gilbert Morris

4.5(94)

Stunt pilot Erin Winslow experiences adventure, romance, and heartbreak that takes her from the savannahs of Africa to the silver screen of Hollywood. Set against Silent-Era Hollywood, 1920–1929, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or global history, using Christian conversion,…

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27. The Heavenly Fugitive

Gilbert Morris

4.4(95)

In New York during the Roaring Twenties, Amelia becomes a nightclub singer with the help of a gangster while her brother Phillip, an assistant district attorney, also develops dangerous ties to the underworld. Set against Prohibition-era American Organized Crime, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through…

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28. The Fiery Ring

Gilbert Morris

4.3(95)

Family tragedy separates Joy Winslow from her brother Travis, and her resultant desire for revenge may destroy the happiness she feels in working with big cats in a traveling circus and her growing relationship with Chase. Set against Roaring Twenties, the story extends the Winslow genealogy…

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29. The Pilgrim Song

Gilbert Morris

4.4(92)

Like Wayfarers in a Foreign Land, They Learn to Sing... The Pilgrim Song Lewis Winslow has money, an elegant house, and the future of his business is looking bright. But on the home front, he has lost his beloved wife and is disappointed with the way…

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30. The Beloved Enemy

Gilbert Morris

4.6(114)

Kefira Reis, a young Jewish woman, works in a sweatshop in the New York garment district. When her boss abuses her, she fights back and flees. Joshua Winslow has just been released from prison, but when he sets out to find honest work, he is attacked…

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31. The Shining Badge

Gilbert Morris

4.1(348)

Jennifer Winslow had known only the nest life had to offer-until her family lost everything in the crash of '29. Moving from New York to a small farm in Georgia, Jenny struggles to adapt to her tough new life. Then, through a startling series of events,…

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32. The Royal Handmaid

Gilbert Morris

4.2(357)

Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. She gathers volunteers to go with her--all from the upper strata of society. When rough-looking Travis Winslow volunteers, Rena wants to refuse him, but her father insists she take him along. They…

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33. The Silent Harp

Gilbert Morris

4.4(95)

Sharon Winslow is artistic, wealthy, socially prominent--and determined to remain single. Having lost her first love in the Great War, she is certain that marriage is not for her. Then she meets Temple Smith, a rough man who appears as uncouth as he is poor. What…

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34. The Virtuous Woman

Gilbert Morris

4.5(101)

When Phil and Cara Winslow learn that the daughter they thought had died in infancy is still alive, their life of status and ease is turned upside down. With the help of a private detective, they find the girl, now twenty years old, who turns out…

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35. The Gypsy Moon

Gilbert Morris

4.5(101)

Dr. Gabrielle Winslow joins the Underground in Holland to help smuggle Jews out of the country, but she is stunned when the new commander of the Nazi occupation forces turns out to be Col. Erik Raeder, a man she had nearly agreed to marry when she…

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36. The Unlikely Allies

Gilbert Morris

4.6(114)

Mallory Anne Winslow, daughter of missionaries in Africa, follows God's call to carry the Gospel to the Lapps in the Arctic. But her work is interrupted when Norway is invaded by the Germans. Mallory joins the Resistance Movement and is ordered by her superior to make…

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37. The High Calling

Gilbert Morris

4.4(91)

Kat Winslow is volunteering as a missionary. But her calling is interrupted by two scorned suitors. Perhaps her high calling is to one of these men instead? Set against World War II, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or global…

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38. The Hesitant Hero

Gilbert Morris

4.2(309)

Will they ever make it to the coast? It all depends on...the HESITANT HERO. When Tyler Winslow is expelled from college in New York, he decides to study art in Paris. When he fails at that as well, and with no family or career to return…

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39. The Widow’s Choice

Gilbert Morris

4.5(96)

Life during the Great Depression has been hard for Alona Winslow Jennings, but it is turned upside down when she loses her husband in a terrible accident. When she marries Oscar Moran, a wealthy older man, her motivation is far more about Oscar providing for her…

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40. The White Knight

Gilbert Morris

4.5(124)

Set in Europe during WWII, this is a saga of American history. Set against Spanish Civil War and World War II, the story extends the Winslow genealogy through a specific phase of American or global history, using Christian conversion, family inheritance and romantic loyalty as its…