tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post8419603807858780232..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: Books That Shaped AmericaLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-78388143513084081892012-10-31T22:48:04.932-04:002012-10-31T22:48:04.932-04:00It's interesting that when I thought about boo...It's interesting that when I thought about books that influenced my early life, I kept coming up with books by British authors. Then I thought of an author--Mark Twain. Why isn't Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer on the list? I think those books truly defined the American spirit of humor, determination and exploration. Then there is John Steinbeck's (winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature) Grapes of Wrath.Beth Groundwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999372882748655834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-11820832549138742922012-10-31T17:07:25.928-04:002012-10-31T17:07:25.928-04:00What an interesting event! I won't tell you ju...What an interesting event! I won't tell you just how it influenced my life, (this being a terribly vitriolic political climate and all) but I will tell you Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand was a book that inspired a lot of thought.Shannon Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540336783142324746noreply@blogger.com