The American dream is something to admire and what better way to do it than by understanding it by reading books based on the American dream. The following are 10 great books which are written based upon the American dream that will inspire and entertain you.

Popular American Dream Books

1. The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald – Published in 1925
2. Death Of A Salesman – Arthur Miller – Published 1949
3. Of Mice And Men – John Steinbeck – Published 1937
4. Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides – Published 2002
5. My Antonia – Willa Cather – Published 1918
6. The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls – Published 2005
7. American Pastoral – Philip Roth – Published 1997
8. Ragtime – E.L. Doctorow – Published 1975
9. Interpreter Of Maladies – Jhumpa Lahiri – Published 1999
10. Revolutionary Road – Richard Yates – Published 1961
11. The Grapes Of Wrath – John Steinbeck – Published 1939
12. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay – Michael Chabon – Published 2000
13. To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee – Published 1960
14. One Summer: America, 1927 – Bill Bryson – Published 2013
15. The Corrections – Jonathan Franzen – Published 2001
16. The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao – Junot Diaz – Published 2007
17. Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – Published 2013
18. The Direputable Histiry Of Frankie Landau Banks – E. Lockhart – Published 2008
19. The Bonfire Of The Vanities – Tom Wolfe – Published 1987
20. Detroit: An American Autopsy – Charlie LeDuff – Published 2013
21. Freedom – Johnathan Franzen – 2010
22. The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian – Sherman Alexie – Published 2007.
23. The Catcher In The Rye – J.D. Salinger – Published 1949
24. Netherland – Joseph O’Neill – Published 2008
25. An American Tragedy – Theodore Dreiser – Published 1925

These are some of the many great books available that give you insight into the American dream. If you want to read a book that will inspire you why not choose one of this fantastic reads today.