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An American Canon - Page 3

I have no academic qualifications, I've polled no one (except my wife and son), I'm just an American who likes to read and start arguments. So here you go.
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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
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Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
82
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
83
Suzanne Collins
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
84
Willa Cather
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
85
Norman Mailer
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
86
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
87
Richard Wright
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
88
Nicholas Sparks
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
89
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
90
John Steinbeck
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
91
Jack Kerouac
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
92
Ernest Hemingway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
93
Ken Kesey
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
94
Eudora Welty
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
95
Judith Guest
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
96
S.E. Hinton
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
97
Stephen Chbosky
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
98
Grace Metalious
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
99
Philip Roth
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
100
Henry James
Queer (William S. Burroughs)
Queer
101
William S. Burroughs
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
102
John Updike
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
103
E.L. Doctorow
The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry)
The Ransom of Red Chief
104
O. Henry
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
105
William Gaddis
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
106
Stephen Crane
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
107
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
108
Cormac McCarthy
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
109
Alex Haley
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
110
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
111
John Knowles
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
112
Kurt Vonnegut
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
113
Toni Morrison
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
114
William Styron
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
115
William Faulkner
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
116
Stephen King
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
117
Robert A. Heinlein
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
118
Zora Neale Hurston
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
119
Harper Lee
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
120
Tim O'Brien
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