Library of Congress 88 Books That Shaped America

88 influential American books selected by the Library of Congress for a 2012 exhibition. The initial list was made by curators and experts from the Library, and limited by the physical restrictions of the exhibition space. A further intention was to spark a national conversation on books written by Americans that have influenced our lives, whether they appear on this initial list or not.

1987
Beloved
1980
Cosmos
1961-10-10
Catch-22
1957-10-10
Atlas Shrugged
1957-09-05
On the Road
1956-11-01
Howl
1953-10-19
Fahrenheit 451
1952-10-15
Charlotte's Web
1940
Native Son
1939-04-14
The Grapes of Wrath
1938
Our Town
1936-06-30
Gone with the Wind
1925-04-10
The Great Gatsby
1907
Pragmatism
1906-02-28
The Jungle
1890
Poems
1855-05-15
Leaves of Grass
1854
Walden
1852-03-20
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1851-10-18
Moby-Dick