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Greatest and Most Influential Works of American Literature

This list should not be confused as what I think are the best American literature. I believe Faulkner, Hemingway, and McCarthy are all bad authors. However they are major and influential, which earns them a spot on this list.
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The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (James Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
2
James Agee
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott,)
Little Women
3
Louisa May Alcott,
Ragged Dick (Horatio Alger, Jr.)
Ragged Dick
4
Horatio Alger, Jr.
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
5
Sherwood Anderson
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
6
Maya Angelou
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates (Ralph Ketcham)
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates
7
Ralph Ketcham
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden (W.H. Auden)
Collected Poems of W.H. Auden
8
W.H. Auden
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
9
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
10
James Baldwin
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor
11
John Barth
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
12
L. Frank Baum
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
13
Saul Bellow
John Brown's Body (Stephen Vincent Benet)
John Brown's Body
14
Stephen Vincent Benet
What Are People For?
What Are People For?
15
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce (Bierce)
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce
16
Bierce
Sheppard Lee (Robert Montgomery Bird)
Sheppard Lee
17
Robert Montgomery Bird
Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
18
Modern Chivalry (Hugh Henry Brackenridge)
Modern Chivalry
19
Hugh Henry Brackenridge
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
20
Ray Bradbury
Works of Anne Bradstreet (Bradstreet, Anne)
Works of Anne Bradstreet
21
Bradstreet, Anne
Wieland (Charles Brocken Brown)
Wieland
22
Charles Brocken Brown
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
23
Pearl S. Buck
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
24
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
25
Octavia Butler
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
26
Truman Capote
THE POWER BROKER by Robert A. Caro
THE POWER BROKER by Robert A. Caro
27
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
28
Rachel Carson
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
29
Willa Cather
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
30
Willa Cather
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
31
Michael Chabon
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
32
Raymond Chandler
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever
33
The Short Fiction
The Short Fiction
34
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
35
Kate Chopin
Body and Soul (Frank Conroy)
Body and Soul
36
Frank Conroy
The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers (Various Authors)
The Constitution of the United States of America and Selected Writings of the Founding Fathers
37
Various Authors
The Deerslayer, James Fenimore Cooper
The Deerslayer, James Fenimore Cooper
38
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
39
James Fenimore Cooper
The Complete Poems of Hart Crane (Hart Crane)
The Complete Poems of Hart Crane
40
Hart Crane
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