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College Prep for High School Freshmen

This list comes from the 1962 book "How to Prepare for College" by Abraham Lass. These books of fiction, history, drama, biography, poetry, philosophy and science were to be read during the freshman year of high school. The list is 50 years old so dated, but it's helpful to see what books marked a well-read person when Kennedy was president.
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Bullfinch's Mythology (Bullfinch, Thomas)
Bullfinch's Mythology
Bullfinch, Thomas
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Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
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The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Typhoon (Joseph Conrad)
Typhoon
Joseph Conrad
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The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
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Life With Father
Life With Father
8
Robinson Crusoe (Daniel Defoe)
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
9
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
10
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens
11
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings
Charles Dickens
12
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
13
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
14
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (James Hilton)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
James Hilton
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The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
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Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
18
Microbe Hunters
Microbe Hunters
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The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
Jack London
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The Sea-Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea-Wolf
Jack London
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Mutiny on the Bounty (John Boyne)
Mutiny on the Bounty
John Boyne
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Men Against the Sea (Nordoff and Hall)
Men Against the Sea
Nordoff and Hall
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My Friend Flicka
My Friend Flicka
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Edgar Allen Poe: Complete Poems (Edgar Allen Poe)
Edgar Allen Poe: Complete Poems
Edgar Allen Poe
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
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Selected Stories of O. Henry
Selected Stories of O. Henry
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Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years (Carl Sandburg)
Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years
Carl Sandburg
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Ivanhoe (Sir Walter Scott)
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott
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Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare)
Julius Caesar
William Shakespeare
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As You Like It
As You Like It
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare
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The Red Pony (John Steinbeck)
The Red Pony
John Steinbeck
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Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Kidnapped (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Kidnapped
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels
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Penrod
Penrod
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Penrod and Sam (Booth Tarkington)
Penrod and Sam
Booth Tarkington
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The Story of Mankind (Hendrik Willem Van Loon)
The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem Van Loon
40
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne
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