Icons of America Series

23 primary works • 23 total works
Yale University Press

Icons of America is a series of short works written by leading scholars, critics, and writers, each of whom tells a new and innovative story about American history and culture through the lens of a single iconic individual, event, object, or cultural phenomenon.
Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
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3.57 · 1560 Ratings · 200 Reviews · published 2003 · 27 editions
Gore Vidal’s uniquely irreverent take on America’s…

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    Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams
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    3.42     · 19 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
    A new perspective on a beloved cultural icon, its …

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    The Hamburger: A History
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    3.27     · 182 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2008 · 10 editions
    America has run on hamburgers for almost a century…

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    Wall Street: America's Dream Palace
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    3.16     · 38 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2008 · 10 editions
    Meet the imperious aristocrat, the wily confidence…

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    King's Dream: The Legacy of Martin Luther King s "I Have a Dream" Speech
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    3.78     · 37 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2008 · 9 editions
    A new evaluation of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, ren…

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    Fred Astaire
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    3.23     · 177 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 2008 · 7 editions
    A portrait of America’s most graceful and elegant …

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    Gypsy: The Art of the Tease
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    2.67     · 27 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 2009 · 12 editions
    From “the man on whom nothing was lost,” a unique …

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    Frankly, My Dear: "Gone with the Wind" Revisited
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    3.47     · 473 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions
    An exploration of the book, the movie, and the aut…

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    Alger Hiss and the Battle for History
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    3.23     · 91 Ratings · 16 Reviews · 15 editions
    A tough, evenhanded investigation of changing publ…

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    Andy Warhol
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    3.75     · 347 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 1997 · 31 editions
    An elegant, masterful portrait of Andy Warhol’s li…

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    No Such Thing as Silence: John Cage's 4'33"
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    4.09     · 253 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2009 · 8 editions
    A vibrant portrait of the importance, influence, a…

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    The Liberty Bell
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    3.23     · 39 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2010 · 6 editions
    The distinguished historian Gary B. Nash recasts t…

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    Our Hero: Superman on Earth
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    3.64     · 106 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2010 · 9 editions
    From the author of It's Superman!, an exuberant an…

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    Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military-Industrial Complex
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    3.76     · 92 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    A fascinating analysis of one of the most importan…

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    The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon
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    3.39     · 76 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2011 · 8 editions
    The first history of the Hollywood Sign — ubiquito…

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    Joe DiMaggio: The Long Vigil
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    3.61     · 76 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2011 · 10 editions
    This riveting study of Joe DiMaggio offers a more …

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    The Statue of Liberty: A Transatlantic Story
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    3.56     · 77 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2011 · 12 editions
    A stirring new history of Lady Liberty, from its c…

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    Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown
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    3.68     · 76 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2011 · 5 editions
    An appreciative and incisive look at Bob Dylan's e…

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    Renegade: Henry Miller and the Making of "Tropic of Cancer"
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    3.69     · 68 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    The untold story of Henry Miller’s explosive 1934 …

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    Jackson Pollock
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    3.78     · 65 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2011 · 10 editions
    A compelling look at Jackson Pollock's vibrant, qu…

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    The Gateway Arch: A Biography
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    3.90     · 101 Ratings · 21 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    The surprising history of the spectacular Gateway …

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    The Big House: Image and Reality of the American Prison
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    3.56     · 25 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2009 · 6 editions
    The complex and fascinating history of what it’s l…

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    Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
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    3.38     · 39 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2009 · 5 editions
    The little red schoolhouse has all but disappeared…

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