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The Most Important American Books of All Time - Page 2

Here's the list of the 200 most important books written by authors from different North, Central and South American countries.
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Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
41
Ray Bradbury
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
42
Stephen King
The Death of Artemio Cruz (Carlos Fuentes)
The Death of Artemio Cruz
43
Carlos Fuentes
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
44
Arthur Miller
Deathworld (Harry Harrison)
Deathworld
45
Harry Harrison
The Deerslayer (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Deerslayer
46
James Fenimore Cooper
The Deptford Trilogy
The Deptford Trilogy
47
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands (João Guimarães Rosa)
The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
48
João Guimarães Rosa
The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
49
Ambrose Bierce
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
50
Philip K. Dick
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
51
James M. Cain
Dreaming in Cuban (Cristina Garcia)
Dreaming in Cuban
52
Cristina Garcia
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
53
Frank Herbert
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
54
Dan Brown
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
55
John Steinbeck
The End of Eternity (Asimov)
The End of Eternity
56
Asimov
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
57
Edith Wharton
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
58
Ray Bradbury
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
59
Ernest Hemingway
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
60
Hunter S. Thompson
The Financier (Theodore Dreiser)
The Financier
61
Theodore Dreiser
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
62
Daniel Keyes
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
63
Ernest Hemingway
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
64
Iaac Asimov
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
65
Ayn Rand
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion
66
Jessamyn West
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
67
Jorge Amado
The Garden of Forking Paths (Jorge Luis Borges)
The Garden of Forking Paths
68
Jorge Luis Borges
General Song (Pablo Neruda)
General Song
69
Pablo Neruda
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
70
Lois Lowry
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
71
Tennessee Williams
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
72
James Baldwin
The Goblin Reservation (Clifford Simak)
The Goblin Reservation
73
Clifford Simak
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
74
Mario Puzo
The Gold Bug (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Gold Bug
75
Edgar Allan Poe
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
76
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
77
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
78
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
79
Stephen King
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
80
Carson McCullers
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