Historical Fiction/Tragedy
Rölvaag's Giants in the Earth tells an interesting story while educating us about the role that Norwegian settlers played in the settling of the American prairies. That's about as clear a case of historical fiction as you're going to get.
The book also has several tragic elements in it too, including a main character with the fatal flaw of too much pride (Per Hansa) who experiences a downfall when he literally falls down… and dies of hyperthermia in a snow bank.