The Literate American

1.
U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom)
U.S. Constitution (Saddlewire) (Books of American Wisdom) 4.52 avg rating — 27,060 ratings
2.
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States
The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States 4.44 avg rating — 26,984 ratings
3.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,319,033 ratings
4.
The Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers 4.10 avg rating — 41,560 ratings
5.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,864 ratings
6.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,857 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,813 ratings
8.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,428 ratings
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Our Town
Our Town 3.74 avg rating — 58,055 ratings
10.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,395 ratings
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East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,392 ratings
12.
Democracy in America
Democracy in America 4.05 avg rating — 26,629 ratings
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,205 ratings
14.
The Civil War: A Narrative
The Civil War: A Narrative 4.53 avg rating — 8,028 ratings
15.
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass 4.11 avg rating — 114,646 ratings
16.
Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays
Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays 4.32 avg rating — 6,263 ratings
17.
Novels and Stories: The Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike and Other Stories
Novels and Stories: The Call of the Wild / White Fang / The Sea-Wolf / Klondike and Other Stories 4.27 avg rating — 1,113 ratings
18.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,316 ratings
19.
The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer 3.64 avg rating — 30,281 ratings
20.
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces 3.89 avg rating — 291,810 ratings
21.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,020 ratings
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,293 ratings
23.
Light in August
Light in August 3.94 avg rating — 65,247 ratings
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong 3.97 avg rating — 72,729 ratings
25.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 148,589 ratings
25.
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs & Selected Letters
Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs & Selected Letters 4.09 avg rating — 3,257 ratings
27.
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales
Edgar Allan Poe: Poetry & Tales 4.38 avg rating — 1,887 ratings
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Writings
Writings 4.28 avg rating — 195 ratings
29.
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works
Flannery O'Connor: Collected Works 4.49 avg rating — 3,440 ratings
30.
Writings
Writings 4.17 avg rating — 201 ratings
31.
John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936–1941
John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath and Other Writings 1936–1941 4.41 avg rating — 946 ratings
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Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass / My Bondage and My Freedom / Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 4.44 avg rating — 853 ratings
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Road Novels 1957–1960: On the Road / The Dharma Bums / The Subterraneans / Tristessa / Lonesome Traveler / Journal Selections
Road Novels 1957–1960: On the Road / The Dharma Bums / The Subterraneans / Tristessa / Lonesome Traveler / Journal Selections 4.11 avg rating — 474 ratings
34.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,553 ratings
35.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,920 ratings
36.
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson 4.28 avg rating — 105,240 ratings
37.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
by: Max Weber
3.91 avg rating — 14,705 ratings
38.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating — 113,304 ratings
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 3.85 avg rating — 89,888 ratings
39.
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories
A Rose for Emily and Other Stories 4.06 avg rating — 26,126 ratings
41.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,501 ratings
42.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,354 ratings
43.
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 4.29 avg rating — 19,131 ratings
44.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 477,041 ratings
45.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,700 ratings
46.
Miss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust
Miss Lonelyhearts / The Day of the Locust 3.89 avg rating — 10,373 ratings
46.
Writings
Writings 4.25 avg rating — 268 ratings
46.
Complete Poems and Selected Letters
Complete Poems and Selected Letters 4.34 avg rating — 203 ratings
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The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,703 ratings
50.
Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry & Prose
Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry & Prose 4.42 avg rating — 1,721 ratings
51.
The Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
The Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee 4.07 avg rating — 664 ratings
52.
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1)
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 62,571 ratings
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Writings: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays and Articles
Writings: The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays and Articles 4.36 avg rating — 355 ratings
54.
The Waste Land and Other Poems
The Waste Land and Other Poems 4.22 avg rating — 72,700 ratings
55.
Why We Can't Wait
Why We Can't Wait 4.54 avg rating — 8,975 ratings
56.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 4.29 avg rating — 37,560 ratings
57.
Burnt Lips: Thoughts, jokes, sadness, joy, love of the alien
Burnt Lips: Thoughts, jokes, sadness, joy, love of the alien 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
57.
Things I Remember
Things I Remember really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings
57.
NAM: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There
NAM: The Vietnam War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Fought There 4.24 avg rating — 1,250 ratings
60.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,968 ratings
61.
All the King's Men
All the King's Men 4.09 avg rating — 65,743 ratings
61.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,689,970 ratings
63.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. 4.34 avg rating — 23,720 ratings
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 3.95 avg rating — 46,973 ratings
65.
Billy Budd, Sailor
Billy Budd, Sailor 3.19 avg rating — 19,174 ratings
65.
Jubilee
Jubilee 4.37 avg rating — 6,827 ratings
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All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men 4.18 avg rating — 56,979 ratings
68.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,409 ratings
69.
Linden Hills
Linden Hills 4.04 avg rating — 3,202 ratings
69.
Collected Stories
Collected Stories 4.24 avg rating — 7,825 ratings
71.
Testimony
Testimony 3.59 avg rating — 30,950 ratings
72.
The Portable Thomas Jefferson
The Portable Thomas Jefferson 4.08 avg rating — 213 ratings
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide 4.28 avg rating — 55,461 ratings
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Tales
Tales 4.23 avg rating — 9,483 ratings
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York 4.52 avg rating — 27,084 ratings
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The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War
The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War 3.85 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
77.
Tennessee Williams: Plays 1937–1955
Tennessee Williams: Plays 1937–1955 4.49 avg rating — 822 ratings
77.
A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest
A Great Aridness: Climate Change and the Future of the American Southwest 4.27 avg rating — 265 ratings
79.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Tales and Sketches
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Tales and Sketches 4.18 avg rating — 1,290 ratings
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The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72
The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72 4.43 avg rating — 2,161 ratings
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Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman 4.17 avg rating — 2,204 ratings
81.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,467 ratings
83.
Speeches and Writings 1832–1858
Speeches and Writings 1832–1858 4.39 avg rating — 1,502 ratings
84.
Collected Plays 1944-1961
Collected Plays 1944-1961 4.22 avg rating — 435 ratings
84.
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa 4.49 avg rating — 45,848 ratings
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Collected Writings: Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters
Collected Writings: Common Sense / The Crisis / Rights of Man / The Age of Reason / Pamphlets, Articles, and Letters 4.26 avg rating — 1,722 ratings
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Hiroshima
Hiroshima 4.04 avg rating — 86,449 ratings
88.
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War 4.17 avg rating — 15,738 ratings
89.
The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan 4.24 avg rating — 3,322 ratings
90.
Arundel
Arundel 4.22 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
91.
Split/Vision
Split/Vision 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
92.
The Big Sky
The Big Sky 4.01 avg rating — 5,628 ratings
93.
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero 3.60 avg rating — 95,151 ratings
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 3.65 avg rating — 194,446 ratings
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Writings 1902-1910: The Varieties of Religious Experience / Pragmatism / A Pluralistic Universe / The Meaning of Truth / Some Problems of Philosophy / Essays
Writings 1902-1910: The Varieties of Religious Experience / Pragmatism / A Pluralistic Universe / The Meaning of Truth / Some Problems of Philosophy / Essays 4.23 avg rating — 409 ratings
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Henry James: Complete Stories 1864–1874
Henry James: Complete Stories 1864–1874 4.21 avg rating — 77 ratings
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The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 14,497 ratings
98.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.43 avg rating — 3,202 ratings
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The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49 3.69 avg rating — 93,759 ratings