1940s - Complete

  1. All The King's Men - Robert Penn Warren - Pulitzer Winner 1947 - Read: March 4, 2010 & August 8, 2019
  2. Bell For Adano, A - John Hersey - Pulitzer Winner 1945 - Read: March 17, 2016
  3. Cannery Row - John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Winner 1945 - Read: October 21, 1998
  4. Dragon's Teeth - Upton Sinclair - Pulitzer Winner 1943 - Read: February 8, 2019
  5. Grapes Of Wrath, The - John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Winner 1940, Pulitzer Winner 1940 - Read: February 2, 2003 & June 17, 2017
  6. Guard Of Honor - James Gould Cozzens - Pulitzer Winner 1949 - Read: September 27, 2019
  7. Hold Autumn In Your Hand - George Sessions Perry - National Book Winner 1941 - Read: May 23, 2019
  8. How Green Was My Valley - Richard Llewellyn - National Book Winner 1940 - Read: August 22, 2019
  9. In This Our Life - Ellen Glasgow - Pulitzer Winner 1942 - Read: January 17, 2019
  10. Journey In The Dark - Martin Flavin - Pulitzer Winner 1944 - Read: March 2, 2019
  11. Pearl, The - John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Winner 1947 - Read: July 10, 2001
  12. Tales Of The South Pacific - James Michener - Pulitzer Winner 1948 - Read: June 2, 2017

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