Topic
American West
2 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
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Best Books About the American West: Essential Reading
The best books about the American West — from Blood Meridian and Lonesome Dove to My Ántonia and All the Pretty Horses. Essential Western fiction and history.
Books Like Into the Wild: Escape, Nature, and the American Wilderness
Jon Krakauer's account of Chris McCandless — who gave away his savings, walked into the Alaskan wilderness, and starved to death — is one of the most argued-over books of the last thirty years. These books share its fascination with the person who rejects civilization, its love of wild places, and its unresolved question: was McCandless a romantic idealist or a fool?
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