6 Books like Into the Wild

One Man's Wilderness

by Sam Keith • 1973

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

4.37

10k+

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters 🏕️ Alaskan Frontier 🪵 Homesteading Memoir

One Man's Wilderness 93%

At fifty-one he walked into the Alaskan wilderness, built a cabin by hand, and began again.

by Sam Keith 1973

4.37

10k+ ratings

🏔️ Wilderness Memoir 🔨 Self-Reliance 🐻 Animal Encounters 🏕️ Alaskan Frontier 🪵 Homesteading Memoir

Arctic Homestead

by Norma Cobb • 2000

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

4.06

2k+

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family 💪 Gritty Survival 🏕️ Women In The Wilderness

Arctic Homestead 93%

A blended family claims an Arctic homestead: no road, no laws, and winter closing in.

by Norma Cobb 2000

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏡 Homesteading Memoir 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Frontier Family 💪 Gritty Survival 🏕️ Women In The Wilderness

The Latte Factor

by David Bach • 2019

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

3.83

8k+

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

The Latte Factor 93%

He ran the Iditarod to prove himself. His dogs ran it to save his soul.

by David Bach 2019

3.83

8k+ ratings

🌲 Wilderness Memoir 🐕 Man And Dog Bond 🧠 Animal Intelligence 🏔️ Alaskan Frontier ❄️ Near-Death Survival

Wild

by Cheryl Strayed • 2012

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

4.07

873k+

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss 💔 Self-Destruction 🌿 Nature Healing

Wild 91%

Grieving and addicted, she stakes her recovery on a solo hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

by Cheryl Strayed 2012

4.07

873k+ ratings

🥾 Hiking Memoir 🖤 Grief Memoir 👩‍👧 Mother Loss 💔 Self-Destruction 🌿 Nature Healing

Wavewalker

by Suzanne Heywood • 2023

A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.

4.23

9k+

🏕️ Survival Memoir 💔 Parental Neglect 🌊 Extreme Upbringing ⛵ Life At Sea 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

Wavewalker 90%

A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.

by Suzanne Heywood 2023

4.23

9k+ ratings

🏕️ Survival Memoir 💔 Parental Neglect 🌊 Extreme Upbringing ⛵ Life At Sea 🏚️ Family Dysfunction

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George • 1959

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

4.10

86k+

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure 🌲 Treehouse Living ⛰️ Mountain Living

My Side of the Mountain 90%

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

by Jean Craighead George 1959

4.10

86k+ ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure 🌲 Treehouse Living ⛰️ Mountain Living

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