88 books that shaped America

The "Books That Shaped America" exhibition at the Library of Congress opens on June 25.

About the exhibition, from Librarian of Congress James H. Billington:
This list of ‘Books That Shaped America’ is a starting point. It is not a register of the ‘best’ American books--although many of them fit that description. Rather, the list is intended to spark a national conversation on books written by