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Greatest and Most Influential Works of American Literature - Page 6

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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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
201
John Kennedy Toole
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
202
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
203
Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
204
Mark Twain
The Complete Essays of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
The Complete Essays of Mark Twain
205
Mark Twain
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
206
The Witches of Eastwick (John Updike)
The Witches of Eastwick
207
John Updike
The Theory of the Leisure Class (Thorstein Veblen)
The Theory of the Leisure Class
208
Thorstein Veblen
Lincoln
Lincoln
209
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
210
Kurt Vonnegut
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
211
Alice Walker
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
212
Robert Penn Warren
Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
Up From Slavery
213
Booker T. Washington
The Double Helix (James Watson)
The Double Helix
214
James Watson
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
215
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader (Ida B. Wells)
The Light of Truth: Writings of an Anti-Lynching Crusader
216
Ida B. Wells
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
217
Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West)
Miss Lonelyhearts
218
Nathanael West
Ethan Frome (Wharton, Edith)
Ethan Frome
219
Wharton, Edith
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
220
Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
221
Edith Wharton
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
222
E.B. White
Essays of E.B. White (E.B. White)
Essays of E.B. White
223
E.B. White
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
224
Colson Whitehead
Leaves of Grass (Walt Whitman)
Leaves of Grass
225
Walt Whitman
The Complete Poems (Walt Whitman)
The Complete Poems
226
Walt Whitman
Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier (John Greenleaf Whittier)
Poetry of John Greenleaf Whittier
227
John Greenleaf Whittier
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
228
Thornton Wilder
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
229
Tennessee Williams
The Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams (Williams, William Carlos)
The Selected Poems of William Carlos Williams
230
Williams, William Carlos
The Virginian (Owen Wister)
The Virginian
231
Owen Wister
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
232
Thomas Wolfe
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
233
Tom Wolfe
Selected Poems
Selected Poems
234
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
235
Richard Wright
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