Books That Shaped America
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Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique (1963) (089.00.00)

Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique (1963)
Betty Friedan (1921–2006). The Feminine Mystique. New York: Laurel, 1984. General Collections, Library of Congress (089.00.00)

Malcolm X and Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) (090.00.00)

Malcolm X and Alex Haley, The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
Malcolm X (1925–1965) and Alex Haley (1921–1992). The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Grove Press, 1965. General Collections, Library of Congress (090.00.00)

Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) (091.00.00)

Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed (1965)
Ralph Nader (b. 1934). Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-in Dangers of the American Automobile. New York: Grossman, 1965. General Collections, Library of Congress (091.00.00)

Truman Capote, In Cold Blood (1966) (093.00.00)

Truman Capote, In Cold Blood (1966)
Truman Capote (1924–1984). In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. New York: Random House, 1966. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (093.00.00)

James D. Watson, The Double Helix (1968) (094.00.00)

James D. Watson, The Double Helix (1968)
James D. Watson (b. 1928). The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1968. General Collections, Library of Congress (094.00.00)

Dee Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (1970) (095.00.00)

Dee Brown, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (1970)
Dee Brown (1908–2002). Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, 1971. General Collections, Library of Congress (095.00.00)

Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Our Bodies, Ourselves (1971) (096.00.00)

Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, Our Bodies, Ourselves (1971)
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book By and For Women. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973. General Collections, Library of Congress (096.00.00)

Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1980) (097.00.00)

Carl Sagan, Cosmos (1980)
Carl Sagan (1934–1996). Cosmos. New York: Random House, 1980. General Collections, Library of Congress (097.00.00)

Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987) (098.00.00)

Toni Morrison, Beloved (1987)
Toni Morrison (b. 1931). Beloved: A Novel. New York: Knopf, 1987. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (098.00.00)

Randy Shilts, And the Band Played On (1987) (099.00.00)

Randy Shilts, And the Band Played On (1987)
Randy Shilts (1951–1994). And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1987. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (099.00.00)

César Chávez, The Words of César Chávez (2002) (101.00.00)

César Chávez, The Words of César Chávez (2002)
Richard Jenson and John C. Hammerback eds. The Words of César Chávez. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2002. General Collections, Library of Congress (101.00.00)

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