Booker T. Washington Books in Order
25 books are credited to Booker T. Washington, published between 1899 and 2013; 14 of them appeared after Booker T. Washington's death in 1915. The first book is The Future of the American Negro (1899) and the newest is Works of Booker T. Washington (2013). Publication order is the reading order below. 13 of the 25 books listed here are in the Booker T. Washington Papers series, which has its own page: Booker T. Washington Papers books in order.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1899–2013
- Pages on record
- 6,285 in 11 of 25 books
Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) was an American educator, author and orator who led the African American community and its Black elite from 1890 until his death. Born enslaved in Hale's Ford, Virginia, Washington gained freedom during the Civil War, studied at Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute and Wayland Seminary, and in 1881 became the first head of Tuskegee Institute. His 25 catalogued works include Up From Slavery (1901) and the Booker T. Washington Papers.
How many Booker T. Washington books are there?
Booker T. Washington has 25 books, released between 1899 and 2013. 14 of them were published after Booker T. Washington's death in 1915. 13 of them belong to the Booker T. Washington Papers series.
Booker T. Washington Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Booker T. Washington books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Future of the American Negro1899 · confirmed 1/41899–1/4
- 2The Story of My Life and Work1900 · confirmed 1/41900–1/4
- 3Up From Slavery1901 · confirmed 1/41901–1/4
- 4Character Building1902 · confirmed 1/41902–1/4
- 5The Negro Problem1903 · 76 pages · confirmed 1/41903761/4
- 6Working with the Hands1904 · confirmed 1/41904–1/4
- 7Frederick Douglass1906 · confirmed 1/41906–1/4
- 8The Negro in the South1907 · confirmed 1/41907–1/4
- 9The Story of the Negro1909 · confirmed 1/41909–1/4
- 10My Larger Education1911 · confirmed 1/41911–1/4
- 11The Man Farthest Down1912 · 412 pages · confirmed 1/419124121/4
- 12Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 1: The Autobiographical WritingsBooker T. Washington Papers #11972 · 509 pages · confirmed 1/419725091/4
- 131972–1/4
- 14Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 3: 1889-95Booker T. Washington Papers #31974 · 648 pages · confirmed 1/419746481/4
- 15Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 4: 1895-98Booker T. Washington Papers #41975 · 623 pages · confirmed 1/419756231/4
- 16Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 5: 1899-1900Booker T. Washington Papers #51977 · 784 pages · confirmed 1/419777841/4
- 171977–1/4
- 18Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 7: 1903-4Booker T. Washington Papers #71977 · 602 pages · confirmed 1/419776021/4
- 191979–1/4
- 20Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 9: 1906-8Booker T. Washington Papers #91980 · 779 pages · confirmed 1/419807791/4
- 21Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 10: 1909-11Booker T. Washington Papers #101981 · 660 pages · confirmed 1/419816601/4
- 22Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 11: 1911-12Booker T. Washington Papers #111981 · 648 pages · confirmed 1/419816481/4
- 23Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 12: 1912-14Booker T. Washington Papers #121983 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/419835441/4
- 241984–1/4
- 25Works of Booker T. Washington2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
Booker T. Washington series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
Booker T. Washington books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
12 books12 Booker T. Washington titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Booker T. Washington books in order?
You only need to read Booker T. Washington books in order within the Booker T. Washington Papers series, which holds 13 of the 25 Booker T. Washington books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Booker T. Washington
Start with Booker T. Washington Papers, Volume 1: The Autobiographical Writings (1972), the first Booker T. Washington Papers book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Future of the American Negro (1899).
What is the newest Booker T. Washington book?
Works of Booker T. Washington (2013) is the newest Booker T. Washington book released so far.
Is there a new Booker T. Washington book coming?
No next Booker T. Washington book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Booker T. Washington at a glance
- Died
- Booker T. Washington died in 1915, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Booker T. Washington are still being published after Booker T. Washington's death in 1915; the newest appeared in 2013.
- Release pace
- Booker T. Washington books have appeared about one every 5 years on average.
- Length
- 6,285 pages across the 11 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 623 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Booker T. Washington books, 8 of 25, were published in the 1970s.
What the Booker T. Washington books are about
15 of the 25 Booker T. Washington books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: washington, booker t., 1856-1915 is tagged on 8 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Washington, booker t., 1856-1915 8 of 15 books
- African Americans 5 of 15 books
- Correspondence 5 of 15 books
- History 5 of 15 books
- Sources 5 of 15 books
- Biography 3 of 15 books
- Black studies 3 of 15 books
- Population & demography 3 of 15 books
- Afro-Americans 2 of 15 books
- Education 2 of 15 books