Even before fantasy and science fiction were genres we had adventure biographies. Travelers would journey into the unknown and share their heroic tale with the world (or someone else would in some cases). Whether you've experienced a call to adventure or prefer to read tales from others, what adventure biographies have stuck with you?
1997 • 591 Readers • 368 pages • 4.3
#2 of 2 in Bryson and Katz
1997 • 486 Readers • 416 pages • 4
2004 • 489 Readers • 364 pages • 3.3
1953 • 70 Readers • 329 pages • 4.1
2015 • 3 Readers • 288 pages • 2.3
1959 • 404 Readers • 270 pages • 4.5
1996 • 832 Readers • 3.9
2009 • 266 Readers • 450 pages • 3.8
2018 • 45 Readers • 338 pages • 3.9
2015 • 123 Readers • 447 pages • 4.3
1988 • 74 Readers • 228 pages • 4.2
1952 • 13 Readers • 252 pages • 4.1
2002 • 18 Readers • 480 pages • 4.4
1890 • 2 Readers • 230 pages • 4.5
2020 • 8 Readers • 448 pages • 4.7
2019 • 21 Readers • 286 pages • 4.2
2008 • 2 Readers • 464 pages • 4
1938 • 6 Readers • 280 pages • 4.5
2012 • 13 Readers • 4.3
#0 in Oprah's
2012 • 575 Readers • 338 pages • 3.9
2023 • 6 Readers • 415 pages • 4
1968 • 129 Readers • 269 pages • 4
#1 of 1 in Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
1926 • 57 Readers • 1,475 pages • 4.1
1980 • 1,316 Readers • 480 pages • 3.8