Suggested by Ryan Cole, author of Light-Horse Harry Lee: The Rise and Fall of a Revolutionary Hero

Suggested by Michael F. Bishop, a board member of the Abraham Lincoln Institute

Suggested by Jon Parrish Peede, former chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities

Suggested by author and storyteller Dr. Ed Lengel, chief historian at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas

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.”