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101 Books That Shaped America

Books that shaped America from the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress, the world's largest repository of knowledge and information, began a multiyear "Celebration of the Book" with an exhibition on "Books That Shaped America." The initial books in the exhibition are displayed below.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
2
American Cookery
American Cookery
3
The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home
4
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
5
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
6
Ayn Rand
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
7
Malcolm X
The Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book
8
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
9
Bless Me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima
10
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
11
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
12
Dee Brown
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
13
Jack London
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
14
Dr. Seuss
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
15
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
16
J.D. Salinger
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
17
E.B. White
The Common Law
The Common Law
18
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
19
Thomas Paine
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
20
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
21
Carl Sagan
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
22
The Double Helix
The Double Helix
23
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
24
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
25
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
26
Ray Bradbury
Family Limitation
Family Limitation
27
The Federalist
The Federalist
28
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
29
Betty Friedan
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
30
James Baldwin
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
31
Ernest Hemingway
Free to Choose
Free to Choose
32
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
33
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
34
Margaret Mitchell
Goodbye Columbus
Goodbye Columbus
35
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
36
Margaret Wise Brown
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
37
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
38
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
39
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
40
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