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
2346 A Summons to Memphis Peter Taylor 1986 American English
2483 The Firm John Grisham 1991 American English
2612 Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant U. S. Grant 1885 American English
3112 The Life of Andrew Jackson Marquis James 1937 American English
4521 Last Train to Memphis Peter Guralnick 1994 American English
4571 William Eggleston's Guide John Szarkowski 1976 American English
5306 Lee's Lieutenants Douglas Southall Freeman 1943 American English
5339 Days Without End Sebastian Barry 2016 Irish English
5649 Nothing To See Here Kevin Wilson 2019 American English
6287 I Have A Dream Martin Luther King 1973 American English
7895 King David Levering Lewis 1970 Unknown English
8164 Child Of God Cormac McCarthy 1973 American English
8273 The Education of Little Tree Forrest Carter 1976 American English
8572 Let The Trumpet Sound Stephen B. Oates 1982 American English
9299 The Client John Grisham 1993 American English
11301 Run For The Hills Kevin Wilson 2025 Unknown English
11486 Land Of Opportunity William M. Adler 1995 Unknown English
11939 American Lion Jon Matteson 2008 American English
12136 The Powers That Be David Halberstam 1979 American English
12622 People Of Means Nancy Johnson 2025 Unknown English
12637 Once Upon A Time In Dollywood Ashley Jordan 2025 American English
13214 The Crisis Winston Churchill 1901 British English
13574 The Sound Of The City Charlie Gillett 1970 British English
13566 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
14457 Collected Stories of Peter Taylor Peter Taylor 1969 American English
14457 Clarence Darrow For The Defense Irving Stone 1957 American English
14498 Nowhere To Run Gerri Hirshey 2001 American English
14984 The March E. L. Doctorow 2005 American English
14984 The Rainmaker John Grisham 1995 American English
15898 Shiloh Shelby Foote 1952 American English
17120 Summer for the Gods Edward Larson 1997 American English
17120 Christy Catherine Marshall 1967 American English
17120 The Long Haul Myles Horton 1990 American English
17120 Before We Were Yours Lisa Wingate 2017 American English
17120 Elvis And Me Priscilla Beaulieu Presley 1985 American English
17120 My Own Country Abraham Verghese 1994 American English
17120 Thirteen Moons Charles Frazier 2006 American English
17120 The Last Full Measure Jeff Shaara 1998 American English
17120 A Patriot's History Of The United States Larry Schweikart 2004 American English
17120 The Civil War Geoffrey C. Ward 1990 American English
17120 These Precious Days Ann Patchett 2021 American English
17120 $2.00 A Day Kathryn J. Edin 2015 American English
17120 His Truth Is Marching On Jon Meacham 2020 American English
17120 Lincoln Fred Kaplan 2008 American English
17120 West With Giraffes Lynda Rutledge 2021 Unknown English
17120 Assassination Vacation Sarah Vowell 2005 American English
17120 The Devil Colony James Rollins 2011 American English
17120 Sounds Like Titanic Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman 2019 American English
17120 Provinces Of Night William Gay 2000 American English
17120 Stokely Speaks Stokely Carmichael 1971 American English
17120 An American Sunrise Joy Harjo 2019 American English
17120 Road Swing Steve Rushin 1998 American English
17120 The Tumult And The Shouting Grantland Rice 1954 American English
17120 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17120 How The Beatles Destroyed Rock 'N' Roll Elijah Wald 2009 American English
17120 The Man Who Saved The Union H.W. Brands 2012 American English
17120 King Jonathan Eig 2023 American English
17120 Klan War Fergus M. Bordewich 2023 Unknown English
17120 A Most Tolerant Little Town Rachel Louise Martin 2023 Unknown English
17120 Don’t Tell Anybody The Secrets I Told You Lucinda Williams 2023 American English
17120 Room Full Of Mirrors Charles R. Cross 2005 American English
17120 Bob Dylan Mark Davidson, Parker Fishel 2022 Unknown English