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The Great American Novels

These are some of the greatest American novels from/about the United States, from an Americans Perspective.
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Little House Series (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House Series
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
2
Louisa May Alcott
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
3
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
4
Arthur Miller
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6
Betty Smith
Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Huckleberry Finn
7
Mark Twain
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
8
Willa Cather
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
9
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
11
Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
12
Mark Twain
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
13
Stephen Crane
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
14
Upton Sinclair
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
15
S. E. Hinton
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
16
Kathryn Stockett
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