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David Roberts is the author of seventeen books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and The Atlantic Monthly, among other publications. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 5,939 ratings · 869 reviews · 24 distinct works · Similar authors

	Finding Everett Ruess: The Life and Unsolved Disappearance of a Legendary Wilderness Explorer by David Roberts, Jon Krakauer (Foreword) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 505 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of the Old Ones 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Ridge Between Life and Death: A Climbing Life Reexamined 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil's Gate: Brigham Young and the Great Mormon Handcart Tragedy 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once They Moved Like The Wind: Cochise, Geronimo, And The Apache Wars 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1993 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iceland: Land of the Sagas by David Roberts, Jon Krakauer (photographer) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion that Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Summit: What Really Happened on the Legendary Ascent on Annapurna 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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