The Greatest Farm Life and Frontier And Pioneer Life Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 488 '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
205 My Antonia Willa Cather 1918 American English
723 Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1935 American English
825 The Yearling Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings 1938 American English
1367 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
1843 O Pioneers! Willa Cather 1913 American English
2433 Little House In The Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932 American English
2526 Close Range Annie Proulx 1999 American English
2999 Giants in the Earth Ole Edvart Rolvaag 1927 Norwegian Norwegian
3493 Call Home The Heart Olive Tilford Dargan 1932 American English
3493 A New Home, Who'll Follow? Caroline M. Kirkland 1839 American English
3999 The Dollmaker Harriette Arnow 1954 American English
5993 One of Ours Willa Cather 1922 American English
6935 The Solace of Open Spaces Gretel Ehrlich 1985 American English
7261 Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 2009 American English
7261 Little Heathens Mildred Armstrong Kalish 2007 American English
7479 Bad Land Jonathan Raban 1996 British English
8178 All But The Waltz Mary Clearman Blew 1991 American English
11539 The Able McLaughlins Margaret Wilson 1923 American English
11539 Lamb in His Bosom Caroline Miller 1933 American English
11539 The Town Conrad Richter 1950 American English
14018 Letters Of A Woman Homesteader Elinore Pruitt Stewart 1914 American English
14222 On The Banks Of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder 1937 American English
14231 Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink 1935 American English
14273 The Long Winter Laura Ingalls Wilder 1940 American English
14282 By The Shores Of Silver Lake Laura Ingalls Wilder 1939 American English
14334 These Happy Golden Years Laura Ingalls Wilder 1943 American English
14352 Little Town On The Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1941 American English
14371 Dakota Kathleen Norris 1993 American English
14371 Maria Chapdelaine Louis Hémon 1913 French French