Suggested by Max Rudin, president and publisher of Library of America

Suggested by Edgar Dobie, executive producer and president of Arena Stage

Suggested by Michael B. Poliakoff, president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”

Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.”