http://sherrychandler.com/2006/09/10/a-list-books-that-define-america/ "On the last day of the world I would want to plant a tree.” — W.S. Merwin Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://sherrychandler.com/2006/09/10/a-list-books-that-define-america/comment-page-1/#comment-11927 Georgia Green Stamper Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:03:33 +0000 http://sherrychandler.com/?p=1161#comment-11927 "Giants in the Earth" by Rolvag and/or "My Antonia" by Cather. "The Frontiersman" by Eckert. "The Dollmaker" by Arnow. "Chesapeake" by Michener - also "Centennial" by Michener. "Gone With the Wind" gives the flavor of the Civil War period about as accurately as more scholarly works. I'd throw in Edith Wharton for the NE. There should be a true "western" - Zane Grey? "Lonesome Dove?" I'm still thinking about contemporary America. I think Ann Tyler does a good job with a certain slice of "now" in America. I think Ellen Gilchrist nails upper middle class southerners in a way few others even bother with noticing. Am I limited to ten books? Hard. Georgia “Giants in the Earth” by Rolvag and/or “My Antonia” by Cather. “The Frontiersman” by Eckert. “The Dollmaker” by Arnow. “Chesapeake” by Michener – also “Centennial” by Michener. “Gone With the Wind” gives the flavor of the Civil War period about as accurately as more scholarly works. I’d throw in Edith Wharton for the NE. There should be a true “western” – Zane Grey? “Lonesome Dove?” I’m still thinking about contemporary America. I think Ann Tyler does a good job with a certain slice of “now” in America. I think Ellen Gilchrist nails upper middle class southerners in a way few others even bother with noticing. Am I limited to ten books? Hard. Georgia

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