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Added by Foodie on 13 Jan 2012 04:35
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The American Story

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People who added this item 5 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 0
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington, Irving
ca. 1790-New York, East Coast.
1840's-St. Petersburg, Missouri, South.
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 0
The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
1850-Boston, East Coast.
People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 0
1850's-Kentucky, South.
1860's-Virginia, South.
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Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
1860's, Atlanta, Georgia, South.
People who added this item 8 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 0
1868-Concord, MA, East Coast.
People who added this item 8 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 7 IMDB Rating 0
Dances with Wolves - Michael Blake
1863-The Plains, West.
People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (2 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 0
Centennial - James Michener
Various times, ending around 1860's-Colorado, West.
People who added this item 3 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 10 IMDB Rating 0
Little House on the Prairie - Laura Ingalls Wilder
1870-Kansas, Midwest.
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 9 IMDB Rating 0
Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
1876-Texas, West.
1900's-Kansas, Midwest.

The classic hero's journey story, American style.
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 10 IMDB Rating 0
1910's-Nebraska, Midwest.

Immigration issues.
People who added this item 222 Average listal rating (92 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 0
The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
1930's-Oklahoma/California, West.
People who added this item 23 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
1930's-Georgia, South.
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People who added this item 818 Average listal rating (697 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 0
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
1930's-Alabama, South.
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Farewell to Manzanar - James A. Houston,Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston,James D. Houston
1940's-California, West.

American internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War.
People who added this item 815 Average listal rating (727 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 0
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger
1949-NYC, East.
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1950's-Korea.

This doesn't take place in the US, but so many Americans were affected by this event that I wanted to acknowledge it.
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Black Like ME - John Howard Griffin
1959-New Orleans, Louisiana-South.

A white man risks his life to try and experiment that allows him to live life as a black man in the South in the 1950's. A true and very eye-opening account.
People who added this item 8 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 8.8 IMDB Rating 0
Roots (Dell Book) - Alex Haley
1760's-1970's, Africa, American South-South.

Accuracy aside, this is the definitive story about slavery in America. While this one happens to be Alex Haley's story, it could be anybody's story, and unfortunately, it was so many people's story.
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People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 0
A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
1959-Chicago, Il, West.
1950's-Oregon, West.

Dealing with mental health care patients, an underrepresented segment of our society.
People who added this item 5 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 0
The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley,Malcolm X
1960's-NYC, East.
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Beverly Cleary
1980's-Oregon, West.

Why did I include a children's book in this list? Because I think childhood is an extremely important piece of our American culture. I think the Ramona series has stood the test of time, has been loved by several generations over the years, and truly embodies childhood in America.
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The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
1980's-China/San Francisco, CA, West.

Multi-generational family story, dealing with immigration issues.
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Novels that tell the story of the United States, from all angles. Includes the good, the bad, and the ugly. Got a suggestion to add to the list? Please share it, there's always room for more!

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