The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Wilderness

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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
1606 White Fang Jack London 1906 American English
2107 Desert Solitaire Edward Abbey 1968 American English
5322 My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir 1911 American English
5649 The Bear William Faulkner 1942 American English
6216 The Monkey Wrench Gang Edward Abbey 1975 American English
8032 Notes From The Century Before Edward Hoagland 1969 American English
10645 The Abstract Wild Jack Turner 1996 Unknown English
11941 Son of the Wilderness Linnie Marsh Wolfe 1946 American English
14985 Grizzly Years Doug Peacock 1990 American English
14985 The Complete Short Stories of Jack London Jack London 1993 American English
15916 The Pathfinder James Fenimore Cooper 1840 American English
15892 Swamp Water Vereen Bell 1941 American English
16671 Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada Clarence King 1872 American English
17020 Adventures in the Wilderness William H. H. Murray 1869 American English
17162 Alaska Wilderness Robert Marshall 1956 American English
17162 The Edward Hoagland Reader Edward Hoagland 1979 American English
17162 Coming into the Country John McPhee 1977 American English
17104 The Singing Wilderness Sigurd F. Olson 1956 American English
17162 Wilderness Essays John Muir American English
17162 Rough Magic Lara Prior-Palmer 2019 British English