Books That Shaped America
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1900 to 1950

Benjamin Spock, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946) (068.00.00)

Benjamin Spock, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care (1946)
Benjamin Spock (1903–1998). Baby and Child Care. New Revised and Enlarged Edition. New York: Pocket Books, 1968. Private Collection (068.00.00)

Eugene O’Neill, The Iceman Cometh (1946) (070.00.00)

Eugene O’Neill, The Iceman Cometh (1946)
Eugene O’Neill (1888–1953). The Iceman Cometh, A Play. New York: Random House, 1946. Herman Finkelstein Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (070.00.00)

Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon (1947) (071.00.00)

Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon (1947)
Margaret Wise Brown (1910–1952). Goodnight Moon. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. Private Collection (071.00.00)

Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947) (072.00.00)

Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire (1947)
Tennessee Williams (1911–1983). A Streetcar Named Desire. New York: New Directions, 1947. Herman Finkelstein Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (072.00.00)

Alfred C. Kinsey, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) (073.00.00)

Alfred C. Kinsey, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)
Alfred C. Kinsey (1894–1956). Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders, 1948. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (073.00.00)

1950 to 2000

J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951) (074.00.00)

J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye (1951)
J. D. Salinger (1919–2010). The Catcher in the Rye. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1951. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (074.00.00)

Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952) (075.00.00)

Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952)
Ralph Ellison (1914–1994). Invisible Man. New York: Random House, 1952. Herman Finkelstein Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (075.00.00)

E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web (1952) (076.00.00)

E. B. White, Charlotte’s Web (1952)
E. B. White (1899–1985). Charlotte’s Web. New York: Harper, 1952. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (076.00.00)

Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953) (078.00.00)

Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012). Fahrenheit 451. New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. General Collections, Library of Congress (078.00.00)

Allen Ginsberg, Howl (1956) (079.00.00)

Allen Ginsberg, Howl (1956)
Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997). Howl and Other Poems. San Francisco: City Lights Pocket Bookshop, 1956. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (079.00.00)

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (1957) (080.00.00)

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged (1957)
Ayn Rand (1905–1982). Atlas Shrugged. New York: Random House, 1957. General Collections, Library of Congress (080.00.00)

Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat (1957) (081.00.00)

Dr. Seuss, The Cat in the Hat (1957)
Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss, 1904–1991). The Cat in the Hat. New York: Random House, 1957. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (081.00.00)

Jack Kerouac, On the Road (1957) (082.00.00)

Jack Kerouac, On the Road (1957)
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969). On the Road. New York: Viking Press, 1957. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (082.00.00)

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) (083.00.00)

Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird (1960)
Harper Lee (b. 1926). To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1960. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (083.00.00)

Joseph Heller, Catch-22 (1961) (084.00.00)

Joseph Heller, Catch-22 (1961)
Joseph Heller (1888–1957). Catch-22. London: Jonathan Cape, 1962. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (084.00.00)

Robert E. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) (085.00.00)

Robert E. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)
Robert E. Heinlein (1907–1988). Stranger in a Strange Land. New York: Putman, 1961. General Collections, Library of Congress (085.00.00)

Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day (1962) (086.00.00)

Ezra Jack Keats, The Snowy Day (1962)
Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983). The Snowy Day. New York: Viking, 1962. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (086.00.00)

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962) (092.00.00)

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (1962)
Rachel Carson (1907–1964). Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1962. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (092.00.00)

Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (1963) (087.00.00)

Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are (1963)
Maurice Sendak (1928–2012). Where the Wild Things Are. New York: Harper & Row, 1963. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (087.00.00)

James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963) (088.00.00)

James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963)
James Baldwin (1924–1987). The Fire Next Time. New York: Dial, 1963. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (088.00.00)

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