We have at least one book for 37 states, but we are missing any mention (so far) of 13 states:
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
New Jersey
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
Even states we have mentioned may need more suggestions. Many have only one book mentioned so far, which means we may not have found the BEST of the bunch.
Idaho
... is only part of one book, not really a whole book about the state. Do you know of any others? Please keep those suggestions coming in ... and thanks to everyone who has suggested a book or books.
Now, take a look at our UPDATED "visited states" map at the bottom of this page.
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What about A Girl Named Zippy for Indiana?
There are some Pulitzers that are set in these states, but I have no idea if the setting is integral to the book:
Massachusetts - The Late George Apley by John Phillips Marquand (Pulitzer)
New Jersey - American Pastoral by Philip Roth (I don't like Roth, but it’s a Pulitzer)
Independence Day by Richard Ford (Pulitzer)
Pennsylvania:
* Rabbit at Rest by John Updike (Pulitzer)
* Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike (Pulitzer)
* The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara (Pulitzer)
Utah
* The Executioner’s Song by Norman Mailer (Pulitzer)
Virginia
* The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron (Pulitzer)
* The Known World by Edward P. Jones (Pulitzer)
Actually both the Virginia ones deal with slavery so they should fit.
I just read "English Creek" by Ivan Doig which is set in late-Depression era Montana. Like your other Montana suggestion, it involves the U S Forest Service and a host of other memorable characters. The narrator, a fourteen-year-old boy named Jick is particularly well-written.
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