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A Nonfiction Tour of America: 50 Books for 50 States - Page 2

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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On the Rez (Ian Frazier)
On the Rez
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Ian Frazier
Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock'n'roll (Colin Escott With Martin Hawkins)
Good Rockin' Tonight: Sun Records and the Birth of Rock'n'roll
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Colin Escott With Martin Hawkins
Borderlands/ La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldua
Borderlands/ La Frontera, Gloria Anzaldua
43
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
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Norman Mailer
An Odd Kind of Fame: Stories of Phineas Gage (Malcolm MacMillan)
An Odd Kind of Fame: Stories of Phineas Gage
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Malcolm MacMillan
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
46
Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood (John Soennichsen)
Bretz's Flood: The Remarkable Story of a Rebel Geologist and the World's Greatest Flood
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John Soennichsen
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
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Wisconsin Death Trip (Michael Lesy)
Wisconsin Death Trip
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Where Rivers Change Direction (Mark Spragg)
Where Rivers Change Direction
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All the President's Men (Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)
All the President's Men
51
Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward
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