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American Lit Longish List - Page 4

Important works from American Literature. I've tried to make a diverse list with a good sampling of works over the centuries.
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Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
121
Mark Twain
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
122
Maya Angelou
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
123
If He Hollers Let Him Go (Chester Himes)
If He Hollers Let Him Go
124
Chester Himes
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
125
Truman Capote
In Dubious Battle (John Steinbeck)
In Dubious Battle
126
John Steinbeck
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Harriet Jacobs)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
127
Harriet Jacobs
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
128
David Foster Wallace
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Olaudah Equiano)
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
129
Olaudah Equiano
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
130
Ralph Ellison
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
131
Dalton Trumbo
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
132
Amy Tan
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
133
Upton Sinclair
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
134
Octavia E. Butler
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
135
James Fenimore Cooper
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
136
Walt Whitman
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
137
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Selections From Washington Irving (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Selections From Washington Irving
138
Washington Irving
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
139
James Agee
Letters From an American Farmer (St. John De Crèvecœur)
Letters From an American Farmer
140
St. John De Crèvecœur
Life in the Iron Mills (Rebecca Harding Davis)
Life in the Iron Mills
141
Rebecca Harding Davis
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
142
William Faulkner
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
143
Louisa May Alcott
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
144
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
145
Vladimir Nabokov
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
146
Eugene O'Neill
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
147
Raymond Chandler
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
148
Thomas Wolfe
Looking Backward (Edward Bellamy)
Looking Backward
149
Edward Bellamy
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
150
Shirley Jackson
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (A Story of New York) (Stephen Crane)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (A Story of New York)
151
Stephen Crane
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
152
Sinclair Lewis
Main-Travelled Roads (Hamlin Garland)
Main-Travelled Roads
153
Hamlin Garland
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
154
Gertrude Stein
Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
Malcolm X
155
Malcolm X
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
156
Dashiell Hammett
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
157
Philip K. Dick
Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
158
John Dos Passos
McTeague (Frank Norris)
McTeague
159
Frank Norris
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
160
Jeffrey Eugenides
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