'Where The Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak Wikimedia CommonsThe Library of Congress has opened a "Books that Shaped America" exhibition that features the books that have "shaped Americans’ views of their world and the world’s views of America."
AdvertisementThe initial list of 88 books spans from Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751) by Benjamin Franklin to The Words of César Chávez (2002) by César Chávez and presents old standbys in between (i.e.
The exhibition, on view from June 25 through Sept. 29 in the Thomas Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C., is intended to "spark a national conversation on books written by Americans that have influenced our lives," according to Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.
Related storiesThe Library of Congress is asking readers to take a survey about the books and nominate books that aren't on the list.
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Maurice Sendak, Benjamin Franklin, César Chávez, Thomas Jefferson, James H, Billington, Jon Stewart
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Congress, Washington , D.C
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Washington ,