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The Great American Read was an eight-part series with viewer ... and what the 100 different books have to say about our diverse nation and our shared human experience. Click here to learn more.

The first lyricist to win the Pulitzer Prize, Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) has been hailed as one of the masters of the Great American ... Theater is an essential read for theatre aficionados ...