The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Alaska

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
230 The Call of the Wild Jack London 1903 American English
2536 Into the Wild Jon Krakauer 1996 American English
4310 Williwaw Gore Vidal 1946 American English
6382 A Voyage Round The World Georg Forster 1777 German German
7704 Julie Of The Wolves Jean Craighead George 1972 American English
8779 Two In The Far North Margaret E. Murie 1956 American English
8927 Hidden America Jeanne Marie Laskas 2012 American English
9183 What Salmon Know Elwood Reid 1999 American English
10263 Slow Homecoming Peter Handke 1979 Austrian German
11052 The Roots Of Ticasuk Ticasuk Brown 1981 American English
11439 Field Notes From A Catastrophe Elizabeth Kolbert 2006 American English
11812 Road Song Natalie Kusz 1987 American English
11860 Swimming To Antarctica Lynne Cox 1994 American English
11864 Welcome To The Goddamn Ice Cube Blair Braverman 2016 American English
12657 Eager Ben Goldfarb 2018 American English
13269 Two Old Women Velma Wallis 1993 American English
13500 Once Upon An Eskimo Time Edna Wilder 2009 American English
13760 Drop City T. Coraghessan Boyle 2003 American English
14599 Passage To Juneau Jonathan Raban 1999 British English
14985 The Complete Short Stories of Jack London Jack London 1993 American English
15679 The Alaskan James Oliver Curwood 1923 American English
16648 The Time Traders Andre Norton 1958 American English
17161 The Mountain of My Fear David Roberts 1968 American English
17161 Deborah David Roberts 1970 American Unknown
17161 Minus 148 Art Davidson 1969 American English
17161 Alaska Wilderness Robert Marshall 1956 American English
17161 Coming into the Country John McPhee 1977 American English
17161 Tisha Robert Specht 1976 American English
17161 American Predator Maureen Callahan 2019 American English
17161 Ink Blood Sister Scribe Emma Törzs 2023 American English
17161 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17161 Alaska James A. Michener 1988 American English
17161 The Comfort Crisis Michael Easter 2021 American English
17161 Embrace Fearlessly The Burning World Barry Lopez 2022 American English
17161 Treekeepers Lauren E. Oakes 2024 Unknown English
17161 Of Wolves And Men Barry Lopez 1978 American English
17161 The Golden Spruce John Vaillant 2005 Canadian English
17161 All We Can Save Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 2020 Unknown English
17161 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17161 Eight Bears Gloria Dickie 2023 Unknown English
17161 The Yiddish Policeman's Union Michael Chabon 2007 American English
17161 Wilderness Essays John Muir American English