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101 Books That Shaped America

Books that shaped America from the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress, the world's largest repository of knowledge and information, began a multiyear "Celebration of the Book" with an exhibition on "Books That Shaped America." The initial books in the exhibition are displayed below.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
3
American Cookery
American Cookery
4
The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home
5
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
6
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
8
The Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book
9
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
10
Bless Me Ultima
Bless Me Ultima
11
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon
12
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dee Brown
13
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
14
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
15
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
16
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
17
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White
18
The Common Law
The Common Law
19
Common Sense (Thomas Paine)
Common Sense
Thomas Paine
20
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care
21
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
Carl Sagan
22
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
23
The Double Helix
The Double Helix
24
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
25
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
26
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
27
Family Limitation
Family Limitation
28
The Federalist
The Federalist
29
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan
30
The Fire Next Time (James Baldwin)
The Fire Next Time
James Baldwin
31
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway
32
Free to Choose
Free to Choose
33
The Frontier in American History
The Frontier in American History
34
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
35
Goodbye Columbus
Goodbye Columbus
36
Goodnight Moon (Margaret Wise Brown)
Goodnight Moon
Margaret Wise Brown
37
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
38
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
39
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Harriet, the Moses of Her People
Harriet, the Moses of Her People
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