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A Nonfiction Tour of America: 50 Books for 50 States

Whether you’re staying at home this summer or traveling around to different parts of America, the easiest way to discover what makes this country tick, in ways both maddening and beautiful, is to read some books. To aid you on this virtual journey, Flavorwire has dug up some of the best nonfiction about specific American locations — in this case, our 50 states — and found 50 books that will shed light on every corner of the country.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
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Agee
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
2
Jon Krakauer
My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue (Samuel Chamberlain)
My Confession: Recollections of a Rogue
3
Samuel Chamberlain
Cash (Johnny Cash)
Cash
4
Johnny Cash
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
5
Whiteout (Ted Conover)
Whiteout
6
Ted Conover
Girls of a Tender Age (Mary-Ann Tirone Smith)
Girls of a Tender Age
7
Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics (Joe Biden)
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics
8
Joe Biden
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
9
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
10
John Berendt
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
11
Barack Obama
The Boys of Boise (John Gerassi)
The Boys of Boise
12
John Gerassi
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf (James Segrest and Mark Hoffman)
Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
13
James Segrest and Mark Hoffman
She Got Up off the Couch (Haven Kimmel)
She Got Up off the Couch
14
Haven Kimmel
Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere (Lucas Mann)
Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere
15
Lucas Mann
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
16
Truman Capote
Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son (John Jeremiah Sullivan)
Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son
17
John Jeremiah Sullivan
The Earl of Louisiana (A.J. Liebling)
The Earl of Louisiana
18
A.J. Liebling
One Man's Meat (E.B. White)
One Man's Meat
19
E.B. White
The Beautiful Struggle
The Beautiful Struggle
20
Hometown (Tracy Kidder)
Hometown
21
Tracy Kidder
The Other Side of the River
The Other Side of the River
22
The Music of Failure (Bill Holm)
The Music of Failure
23
Bill Holm
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
BLACK BOY by Richard Wright
24
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (A'lelia Bundle)
On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker
25
A'lelia Bundle
Young Men and Fire (Norman MacLean)
Young Men and Fire
26
Norman MacLean
The Selected Letters of Willa Cather (Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout)
The Selected Letters of Willa Cather
27
Andrew Jewell and Janis Stout
About a Mountain (John D'Agata)
About a Mountain
28
John D'Agata
Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious (Emily Toth)
Inside Peyton Place: The Life of Grace Metalious
29
Emily Toth
The Pine Barrens
The Pine Barrens
30
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
31
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Adrian Nicole Leblanc)
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
32
Adrian Nicole Leblanc
The Last American Man (Elizabeth Gilbert)
The Last American Man
33
Elizabeth Gilbert
Grand Forks: A History of American Dining in 100 Reviews (Marilyn Hagerty)
Grand Forks: A History of American Dining in 100 Reviews
34
Marilyn Hagerty
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction (Toni Morrison)
What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction
35
Toni Morrison
Tulsa (Larry Clark)
Tulsa
36
Larry Clark
Hole in the Sky, William Kittredge
Hole in the Sky, William Kittredge
37
The Philadelphia Negro (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Philadelphia Negro
38
W.E.B. Du Bois
The Prince of Providence (Mike Stanton)
The Prince of Providence
39
Mike Stanton
Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad (Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard, Phd)
Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad
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Jacqueline L. Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard, Phd
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