Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here is one such title, suggested by Jon Parrish Peede, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities:

• Home Country by Ernie Pyle. “This book is a collection of [Pyle’s] stunning newspaper columns as he traveled America from 1935-1940, published after he was killed in action in World War II,” says Peede. “It’s better than Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley, in my opinion.”

Each year, the Grateful American™ Foundation, through its Book Prize, honors excellence in children’s historical nonfiction and fiction focused on the people and events that have shaped the U.S. since its birth. To learn more about the prize, click here.

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