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An American Canon - Page 3

I have no academic qualifications, I've polled no one (except my wife and son), I'm just an American who likes to read and start arguments. So here you go.
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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
82
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
83
Mockingjay
Mockingjay
84
My Antonia
My Antonia
85
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead
86
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
87
Native Son
Native Son
88
The Notebook
The Notebook
89
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
90
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
91
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
92
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
93
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
94
The Optimist's Daughter
The Optimist's Daughter
95
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
96
The Outsiders
The Outsiders
97
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
98
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
Grace Metalious
99
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
100
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
101
Queer
Queer
102
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
John Updike
103
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
104
The Ransom of Red Chief (O. Henry)
The Ransom of Red Chief
O. Henry
105
The Recognitions
The Recognitions
106
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage
107
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage
108
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
109
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
110
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
111
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
112
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
113
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon
114
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
115
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
116
The Stand
The Stand
117
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land
118
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
119
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
120
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
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