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Books That Shaped America According to the Library of Congress

These may not be the best books ever written by Americans, but the Librarian of Congress thinks they are the start of a list about the books that have shaped us the most as a nation.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book)
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American Cookery
American Cookery
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The American Woman's Home
The American Woman's Home
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And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
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Autobiography of Malcolm X
Autobiography of Malcolm X
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
9
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
10
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
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The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
12
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
13
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
14
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
15
Common Sense
Common Sense
16
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Dr. Benjamin Spock)
The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (Dr. Benjamin Spock)
17
Cosmos
Cosmos
18
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
A Curious Hieroglyphick Bible
19
The Double Helix
The Double Helix
20
The Education of Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
21
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
Experiments and Observations on Electricity
22
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
23
Family Limitation
Family Limitation
24
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers
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The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique
26
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
27
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
29
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon
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A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
A Grammatical Institute of the English Language
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Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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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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The History of Standard Oil
The History of Standard Oil
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History of the Expedition Under the Command of the Captains Lewis And
History of the Expedition Under the Command of the Captains Lewis And
36
How the Other Half Lives
How the Other Half Lives
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How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Dale Carnegie)
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Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
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The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
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Idaho: A Guide in Word and Pictures
Idaho: A Guide in Word and Pictures
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