backcountry book help

[handwerk]

I'm looking for suggestions for books ( Christmas gift) for my 3 adult kids. This time not looking for hunting based books ( although all 3 hunt) , what are some of your favorite backcountry adventure type books that were a good read.
Thanks

 

[ODB]

Take your pick:




or to be specific:

 

[Dos Perros]

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is one of my favorites.

 

[mlgc20]

A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
Indian Creek Chronicles - Peter Fromm
Centennial - James Michener

 

[dtrkyman]

Illumination in the flat woods...Joe Hutto

A Sand county almanac. Aldo Leopold

last stand...Grinnel

American Coyote...American Serengeti...Dan Flores

 

[Mighty Mouse]

One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith
The Thousand Mile Summer, The Man Who Walked Through Time by Colin Fletcher
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson

 

[Phaseolus]

You ought to be able to pick a couple out of here.

Extreme Classics: National Geographic's 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time (101 books)

101 books based on 263 votes: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer, Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl, Seven Years in T...

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[Milestone522]

The Big Burn by Timothy Egan.

 

[zacattack]

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is one of my favorites.

Just read this and it is an awesome read. The Corps of Discovery must’ve been some of the toughest men ever.

 

[P Carter]

The old man and the boy by Robert Ruark.

 

[Pigdog]

The River by Peter Heller is good.

 

[ODB]

Read South by Alfred Lansing, then read In the Heart of the Sea by Philbrick.

you’ll get an excellent comparison showing how important leadership and trust in leadership really is.

 

[Milestone522]

If any of your kids are into WW2 history I can send you a signed copy of a book on a parachute company that I wrote. I have a few extras in hardback and paperback from the publisher. Look up Fighting Fox Company on Amazon if you think they may be interested. Not really “outdoor“ related though.

 

[2ndResponder]

+1 Sand County Almanac

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[BroodBuster]

Any of the Teddy Roosevelt books on the American west.

Although not backcountry specific "Boys in the Boat" is an excellent read. Covers growing up post depression and ends at the '36 Olympics. Boys were a wee bit tougher back then!

 

[LeftOverChicken]

Descent into Madness by Vernon Frolick


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[Wrench]

I bought a copy of "Hell, I was there!".....and I can't imagine selling it.

 

[BKasaback]

If any of your kids are into WW2 history I can send you a signed copy of a book on a parachute company that I wrote. I have a few extras in hardback and paperback from the publisher. Look up Fighting Fox Company on Amazon if you think they may be interested. Not really “outdoor“ related though.

That’s so amazing!!! I’ll have to check it out!

 

[BKasaback]

I just started reading Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy, it’s about the Greely Polar Expedition. Very well written, so far it’s really good!

 

[Doc7]

I just started reading Labyrinth of Ice by Buddy Levy, it’s about the Greely Polar Expedition. Very well written, so far it’s really good!

That’s on my short list after his recent MeatEater appearance. But - if they haven’t read Sand County almanac I strongly recommend it!!! An American Classic!