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Books like An account of the Pelew Islands

Loved An account of the Pelew Islands by George Keate? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from travel, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.

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    A Walk in the Woods

    Bill Bryson · 1998 · Travel

    Two unfit friends attempt the Appalachian Trail; very funny, with real love for wild places.

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    Pictures from Italy

    Charles Dickens · 1846 · Travel

    From the book:If the readers of this volume will be so kind as to take their credentials for the different places which are the subject of its author's reminiscences, from the Author himself, perhaps

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    The lost trappers

    David H. Coyner · 1847 · Travel

    David Coyner was born in Virginia in 1807 and was not only an able preacher, and lecturer but was also a successful author and historian. During the four years from 1842 to 1847, which he spent on the

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    The cruise of the Betsey

    Hugh Miller · 1858 · Travel

    Reprint of the 1858 with additional material by Micahel A. Taylor (introduction, maps, bibliography, glossary, notes, etc.).

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    Notes from a Small Island

    Bill Bryson · 1995 · Travel

    An American's affectionate, exasperated farewell tour of Britain; warm comic travel writing.

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    Into the Wild

    Jon Krakauer · 1996 · Travel

    A young man walks into the Alaskan wilderness and doesn't come back; a haunting study of an idealist.

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    Into Thin Air

    Jon Krakauer · 1997 · Travel

    A first-hand account of the deadly 1996 Everest disaster; tense, honest and unforgettable.

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    Eat, Pray, Love

    Elizabeth Gilbert · 2006 · Travel

    One woman's year of pleasure, devotion and balance across Italy, India and Bali; a huge, divisive bestseller.

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    The Great Railway Bazaar

    Paul Theroux · 1975 · Travel

    A four-month rail journey across Asia; the book that revived modern travel writing.

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    A Time of Gifts

    Patrick Leigh Fermor · 1977 · Travel

    Leigh Fermor walked from London to Budapest when he was 18. Sometimes called England's greatest travel writer.

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