The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Tennessee

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
466 A Death in the Family James Agee 1957 American English
483 The Civil War Shelby Foote 1958 American English
640 Black Boy Richard Wright 1945 American English
770 The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead 2016 American English
788 Roots Alex Haley 1976 American English
1089 Suttree Cormac McCarthy 1979 American English
2348 A Summons to Memphis Peter Taylor 1986 American English
2485 The Firm John Grisham 1991 American English
2614 Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant U. S. Grant 1885 American English
3112 The Life of Andrew Jackson Marquis James 1937 American English
4522 Last Train to Memphis Peter Guralnick 1994 American English
4572 William Eggleston's Guide John Szarkowski 1976 American English
5307 Lee's Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1943 American English
5340 Days Without End Sebastian Barry 2016 Irish English
5652 Nothing To See Here Kevin Wilson 2019 American English
6290 I Have A Dream Martin Luther King 1973 American English
7896 King David Levering Lewis 1970 Unknown English
8166 Child Of God Cormac McCarthy 1973 American English
8276 The Education of Little Tree Forrest Carter 1976 American English
8576 Let The Trumpet Sound Stephen B. Oates 1982 American English
9302 The Client John Grisham 1993 American English
11306 Run For The Hills Kevin Wilson 2025 Unknown English
11489 Land Of Opportunity William M. Adler 1995 Unknown English
11941 American Lion Jon Matteson 2008 American English
12137 The Powers That Be David Halberstam 1979 American English
12624 People Of Means Nancy Johnson 2025 Unknown English
12639 Once Upon A Time In Dollywood Ashley Jordan 2025 American English
13217 The Crisis Winston Churchill 1901 British English
13575 The Sound Of The City Charlie Gillett 1970 British English
13567 Johnny Cash Reinhard Kleist 2006 German German
14011 The Life And Times Of Little Richard Charles White 1984 British English
14056 Sweet Soul Music Peter Guralnick 1986 American English
14458 Collected Stories of Peter Taylor Peter Taylor 1969 American English
14458 Clarence Darrow For The Defense Irving Stone 1957 American English
14499 Nowhere To Run Gerri Hirshey 2001 American English
14985 The March E. L. Doctorow 2005 American English
14985 The Rainmaker John Grisham 1995 American English
15916 Shiloh Shelby Foote 1952 American English
17165 Summer for the Gods Edward Larson 1997 American English
17165 Christy Catherine Marshall 1967 American English
17165 The Long Haul Myles Horton 1990 American English
17165 Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate 2017 American English
17165 Elvis And Me Priscilla Beaulieu Presley 1985 American English
17165 My Own Country Abraham Verghese 1994 American English
17165 Thirteen Moons Charles Frazier 2006 American English
17165 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17165 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17165 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17165 These Precious Days Ann Patchett 2021 American English
17165 $2.00 A Day Kathryn J. Edin 2015 American English
17165 His Truth Is Marching On Jon Meacham 2020 American English
17165 Lincoln Fred Kaplan 2008 American English
17165 West With Giraffes Lynda Rutledge 2021 Unknown English
17165 Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell 2005 American English
17165 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English
17165 Sounds Like Titanic Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman 2019 American English
17165 Provinces Of Night William Gay 2000 American English
17165 Stokely Speaks Stokely Carmichael 1971 American English
17165 An American Sunrise Joy Harjo 2019 American English
17165 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17165 The Tumult And The Shouting Grantland Rice 1954 American English
17165 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17165 How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll Elijah Wald 2009 American English
17165 The Man Who Saved The Union H.W. Brands 2012 American English
17165 King Jonathan Eig 2023 American English
17165 Klan War Fergus M. Bordewich 2023 Unknown English
17165 A Most Tolerant Little Town Rachel Louise Martin 2023 Unknown English
17165 Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You Lucinda Williams 2023 American English
17165 Room Full Of Mirrors Charles R. Cross 2005 American English
17165 Bob Dylan Mark Davidson, Parker Fishel 2022 Unknown English
17165 The Music Lesson Victor L. Wooten 2006 American English