 Christopher Collies produced the first roadmap of the United States in 1789 with A Survey of the Roads of the United States of America. Ben Franklin's autobiography was published in 1793. The first American cookbook was released in 1796 by Amelia Simmons. And finally, the New England Primer was published in 1803. You can see the Library of Congress's full list of 100 books that shaped America at loc.gov.