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West with the Night by Beryl MarkhamOut of Africa by Isak DinesenMy Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-NéelBorn Free by Joy AdamsonA Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Lucy Bird
Trailblazing Women Adventurers
536 books — 180 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlood and Thunder by Hampton Sides
The American Frontier
685 books — 155 voters

Over the Edge of the World by Laurence BergreenThe Lost City of Z by David GrannUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard CarterThe White Nile by Alan Moorehead
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters
Endurance by Alfred LansingThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-GarrardThe Ice Master by Jennifer NivenIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford
To the Poles
117 books — 82 voters

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore CooperThe Indigo Girl by Natasha BoydFollow the River by James Alexander ThomThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Historical Fiction: Colonial America
97 books — 78 voters
Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt StewartTomboy Bride by Harriet Fish BackusWe Pointed Them North by E.C. "Teddy Blue" AbbottDoc Susie by Virginia CornellA Bride Goes West by Nannie T. Alderson
The Old West in First Person
266 books — 46 voters

The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership by Jim CarloughEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneBlood and Thunder by Hampton SidesBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Last Gunfight by Jeff Guinn
Great books about the Old West
281 books — 40 voters
Zoroastrians' Fight for Survival by Widad AkreyiKon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlRoots of To-Be Templars by Widad AkreyiEndurance by Alfred LansingUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best Books About Explorers
112 books — 39 voters

Miracle in the Andes by Nando ParradoLost on a Mountain in Maine by Donn FendlerIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Last Season by Eric BlehmForever on the Mountain by James M. Tabor
Missing in Nature
39 books — 29 voters
Winging It by Lia RussOut of Africa by Isak DinesenMaiden Voyages by Siân EvansFull Tilt by Dervla MurphyShutterbabe by Deborah Copaken Kogan
Lady Explorers & Adventurers
32 books — 22 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonMy Life with Ndoto by Teresa O'KaneThe Best of Edward Abbey by Edward AbbeyAnt Egg Soup by Natacha Du Pont de Bie
Get Out and Travel
26 books — 14 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Oregon Trail by Rinker BuckDreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands
Nonfiction Geographical Exploration and Discovery
65 books — 13 voters

Annihilation by Jeff VandermeerBellwether by Connie WillisMigrations by Charlotte McConaghyProdigal Summer by Barbara KingsolverThe Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
Scientist Fiction
21 books — 9 voters
Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesThe Captured by Scott ZeschJohn Ringo by Jack BurrowsAnd Die in the West by Paula Mitchell MarksBoots and Saddles or, Life in Dakota with General Custer by Elizabeth Bacon Custer
Favourite Old West History Reads
255 books — 9 voters

Capture and Rescue of Mrs. Rebecca J. Fisher by Rebecca J. Gilleland FisherIndian Raids in Lincoln County, Kansas, 1864 and 1869 by Christian Frederik BernhardtLife and Adventures of the Original and Genuine Cowboys by John H. SullivanThe Hamite by Harvey JohnsonPioneer History of Indiana by William Monroe Cockrum
Best 99 cent historical e-books
166 books — 3 voters
The Mapmaker's Wife by Robert WhitakerThe Hitchhiker Man by Matt Fox
Great Explorations
2 books — 2 voters

Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-DaltonConquest of the Useless by Werner HerzogDas größere Wunder by Thomas GlavinicMountains of the Mind by Robert MacfarlaneDie Entdeckung der Langsamkeit by Sten Nadolny
Conquests of the void
8 books — 2 voters
by Farrell, Alison by Alison FarrellWhen the Squirrel Sings by Shana HollowellLook What I Found in the Woods by Moira ButterfieldMy Mindful Walk with Grandma by Sheri MabryOutside Your Window by Nicola Davies
Best Nature Books Age 0-5
8 books — 2 voters

Women Explorers Hidden in History by Ellen RodgerWomen Rulers Hidden in History by Sarah EasonWomen Writers Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Inventors Hidden in History by Petrice CustanceWomen Warriors Hidden in History by Sarah Eason
Hidden in History series
6 books — 1 voter
Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan HolubWho Were Stanley and Livingstone? by Jim GigliottiWho Was Christopher Columbus? by Bonnie BaderWho Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Boehm JeromeWho Was Neil Armstrong? by Roberta Edwards
Who Was/Is... (Explorers, Travelers, Astronauts and Pilots)
18 books — 1 voter

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