 There were other books on the Library of Congress's list of books that shaped America that came from the Twain-Huckleberry Finn era, again, published in 1884. Here are some of those other books on the list. Jacob Rees documented poor New York City living conditions with his photojournalistic work, How the Other Half Lives, published in 1890. L. Frank Baum's fantasy, The Wizard of Oz, was published in 1900.