Icons of America

Authors: Gore Vidal, Arthur C. Danto, Leo Braudy, Susan Jacoby, Gary B. Nash

Related Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Arts

The Icons of America book series by multiple authors includes books Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited, Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story, and several more. See the complete Icons of America series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.

23 Books

Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson

Gore Vidal

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Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited

Molly Haskell

From $4.59

Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story

Edward Berenson, Vincent Duclert, Christophe Prochasson

From $4.59

Fred Astaire

Joseph Epstein

From $4.39

The Gateway Arch: A Biography

Tracy Campbell

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The Hamburger: A History

Josh Ozersky

From $7.69

Alger Hiss and the Battle for History

Susan Jacoby

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Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex

James Ledbetter

From $6.19

No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33"

Kyle Gann

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Andy Warhol

Arthur C. Danto

From $5.19

Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown

David Yaffe

From $9.39

Jackson Pollock

Evelyn Toynton

From $5.69

The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon

Leo Braudy

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King's Dream: The Legacy of Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" Speech

Eric J. Sundquist

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Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"

Frederick Turner

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Our Hero: Superman on Earth

Tom De Haven

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Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil

Jerome Charyn

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The Liberty Bell

Gary B. Nash

From $9.49

Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory

Jonathan Zimmerman

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The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison

Stephen Cox

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Gypsy: The Art of the Tease

Rachel Shteir

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Wall Street: America's Dream Palace

Steve Fraser

From $5.39

Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams

Mark Kingwell

From $6.49

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Icons of America

Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson

Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited

Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story

Fred Astaire

The Gateway Arch: A Biography

The Hamburger: A History

Alger Hiss and the Battle for History

Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex

No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33"

Andy Warhol

Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown

Jackson Pollock

The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon

King's Dream: The Legacy of Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream" Speech

Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"

Our Hero: Superman on Earth

Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil

The Liberty Bell

Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory

The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison

Gypsy: The Art of the Tease

Wall Street: America's Dream Palace

Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams

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