The Greatest Books of All Time on Pioneers

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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
160 My Antonia Willa Cather 1918 American English
693 Little House on the Prairie Laura Ingalls Wilder 1935 American English
1615 Giants in the Earth Ole Edvart Rolvaag 1927 Norwegian Norwegian
4847 Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey Lillian Schiessel 1982 American English
5808 Prairie Fires Caroline Fraser 2017 American English
8106 A New Home, Who'll Follow? Caroline M. Kirkland 1839 American English
10155 Honey in the Horn Harold L. Davis 1935 American English
10155 The Way West A. B. Guthrie 1949 American English
10967 The Hunger Alma Katsu 2018 American English
11452 Lamb in His Bosom Caroline Miller 1933 American English
11939 A Daughter of the Middle Border Hamlin Garland 1921 American English
12514 All But The Waltz Mary Clearman Blew 1991 American English
12514 Doc Susie Virginia Cornell 1991 American English
12608 Early Fort Myers Alberta C. Barnes Unknown Unknown
14941 The Long Winter Laura Ingalls Wilder 1940 American English
14959 On The Banks Of Plum Creek Laura Ingalls Wilder 1937 American English
14984 William Cooper's Town Alan Taylor 1995 American English
15629 Vandemark's Folly Herbert Quick 1922 American English
15648 The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough 1922 American English
15833 The Little House Collection Laura Ingalls Wilder 1932 American English
17130 History of the American Frontier Frederic L. Paxson 1924 American English
16772 Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink 1935 American English
16871 By The Shores Of Silver Lake Laura Ingalls Wilder 1939 American English
17130 Breaking The Chains Of Gravity Amy Shira Teitel 2015 American English
17130 Women In Science Rachel Ignotofsky 2016 American English
17130 Almost Astronauts Tanya Lee Stone 2009 American English
17130 A Wilderness Station Alice Munro 1996 American English
17130 The Living Annie Dillard 1992 American English