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The Greatest American Novels of All Time (According to Baillie) - Page 2

For the upcoming Fourth of July, here's my list of the greatest American novels of all time. Every author of these books were, more or less, born here in the U.S., or at least live in the U.S., but their famous works are what makes them incredibly famous.
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
41
Margaret Mitchell
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
42
Toni Morrison
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
43
Zora Neale Hurston
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
44
Ray Bradbury
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
45
Ray Bradbury
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
46
Jack London
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
47
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
48
Jack Kerouac
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
49
Sylvia Plath
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
50
Willa Cather
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
51
Willa Cather
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
52
Edith Wharton
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
53
Upton Sinclair
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
54
Thomas Pynchon
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
55
Saul Bellow
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
56
Bret Easton Ellis
The Bostonians (Henry James)
The Bostonians
57
Henry James
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
58
Henry James
Winesburg, Ohio (Sherwood Anderson)
Winesburg, Ohio
59
Sherwood Anderson
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
60
Kate Chopin
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
61
Theodore Dreiser
Babbit
Babbit
62
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
63
Sinclair Lewis
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
64
James Baldwin
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