To Hal’s question:

Gone With the Wind, Yes.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, No.

If there's been a prominent movie or television adaptation of the novel, it’s probably on this list. See THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, JURASSIC PARK, GAME OF THRONES, THE GODFATHER, THE MARTIAN, etc. 

> On Aug 22, 2018, at 9:09 AM, Matthew Seybold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> FYI
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> 1.) Twain is represented on the list, by Tom Sawyer, and no author is represented by more than one work. If they were, I imagine Huck would’ve been included. So the question is really about the superiority of Huck Finn over Tom Sawyer as “America’s Best-Loved Novel.” 
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> 2.) The 100 novels were chosen, according to PBS, via “a demographically representative national survey conducted by YouGov.” I haven’t looked at the details of how the survey was conducted, but protesting Huckleberry Finn’s exclusion is tantamount to protesting the poor taste of the American populace. I mean, E. L. James is on this list and Henry James is not. The Notebook is in, but not The Scarlet Letter. I don’t think PBS is making any claims about quality, historical influence, etc. It is about what Americans are actually reading in 2018.   
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>> On Aug 22, 2018, at 8:36 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>> Dear Friends:
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>> I got this email overnight and had not really thought much about the questi=
>> on/issue.  Any thoughts out there??? Discuss . . . .
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>> Subject:"Great" American Reads
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>> Dear Dr. Bush,
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>> I write to inquire if any Mark Twain scholars or societies have mounted a p=
>> rotest against PBS for omitting The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from its=
>> =93Great American Read=94 programming and to volunteer my assistance if po=
>> ssible.
>> I am a former secondary school English teacher and a current Jonathan Swift=
>> scholar.
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>> Thank you.
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>> Patrice J. Smith
>> Gettysburg
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>> Dr. Hal Bush
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>> Dept. of English
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>> Saint Louis University
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>> 314-977-3616
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>> http://halbush.com
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>> author website:  halbush.com
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