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Let these books transport you across the country
When you read a great book with a flair for creating an inescapable sense of place, your imagination comes alive and you feel like you’re really experiencing the location firsthand. So we’ve selected 50 books – one for each state – that paint immersive and beautifully detailed pictures of their settings.
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Alabama: “Boy’s Life” by Robert McCammon
This mystery thriller about a young boy and his father who stumble upon the scene of a murder captures what it’s like to grow up in a Southern small town in the 1960s, in this case the fictional town of Zephyr, Alabama on the Tecumseh River.
Robert McCammon was born in Birmingham, and he paints evocative pictures with words of his home state.
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Alaska: “Coming into the Country” by John McPhee
A pioneer of creative nonfiction in the United States, John McPhee tackles the scale and grandeur of Alaska in “Coming into the Country.” This three-part book covers a lot of ground, familiarizing readers with the vast Alaskan wilderness, urban Alaska and life in the bush, all while introducing us to an unforgettable…
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