Saturday, June 23, 2012

Books That Shaped America

The Library of Congress has released its list of "Books that Shaped America." You'll find the list at: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/. It includes such titles as The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, American Cookery by Amelia Simmons, and McGuffey's Newly Revised Eclectic Primer by William Holmes McGuffey. Be sure to check out the whole list. The press release is at: http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-123.html.