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Dos Passos John
The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. Trilogy)
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With his U.S.A. trilogy, comprising THE 42nd PARALLEL, 1919, and THE BIG MONEY, John Dos Passos is said by many to have written the great American novel. While Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their "own little corners," John Dos Passos was taking on the world. Counted as one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library and by some of the finest writers working today, U.S.A. is a grand, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation, buzzing with history and life on every page.
The trilogy opens with THE 42nd PARALLEL, where we find a young country at the dawn of the twentieth century. Slowly, in stories artfully spliced together, the lives and fortunes of five characters unfold. Mac, Janey, Eleanor, Ward, and Charley are caught on the storm track of this parallel and blown New Yorkward. As their lives cross and double back again, the likes of Eugene Debs, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie make cameo appearances.
Three soldiers
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Manhattan Transfer: A Novel
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Considered by many to be John Dos Passos's greatest work, Manhattan Transfer is an "expressionistic picture of New York" (New York Times) in the 1920s that reveals the lives of wealthy power brokers and struggling immigrants alike. From Fourteenth Street to the Bowery, Delmonico's to the underbelly of the city waterfront, Dos Passos chronicles the lives of characters struggling to become a part of modernity before they are destroyed by it.
More than seventy-five years after its first publication, Manhattan Transfer still stands as "a novel of the very first importance" (Sinclair Lewis). It is a masterpeice of modern fiction and a lasting tribute to the dual-edged nature of the American dream.
1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy
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With 1919, the second volume of his U.S.A. trilogy, John Dos Passos continues his "vigorous and sweeping panorama of twentieth-century America" (Forum), lauded on publication of the first volume not only for its scope, but also for its groundbreaking style. Again, employing a host of experimental devices that would inspire a whole new generation of writers to follow, Dos Passos captures the many textures, flavors, and background noises of modern life with a cinematic touch and unparalleled nerve.
1919 opens to find America and the world at war, and Dos Passos's characters, many of whom we met in the first volume, are thrown into the snarl. We follow the daughter of a Chicago minister, a wide-eyed Texas girl, a young poet, a radical Jew, and we glimpse Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Unknown Soldier.
One Man's Initiation, 1917 (1920)
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The Early Works of John Dos Passos (Unexpurgated Edition) (Halcyon Classics)
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This Halcyon Classics ebook contains four early works by American novelist and artist John Dos Passos. Considered one of the Lost Generation writers, Dos Passos' (1896-1970) first novel was published in 1920. Titled ONE MAN'S INITIATION--1917, it drew upon Dos Passos' experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I and was followed by another antiwar story, THREE SOLDIERS, which brought him considerable recognition. This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents One Man’s Initiation—1917 Three Soldiers Rosinante to the Road Again A Pushcart at the Curb This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text with errors and omissions corrected.
This Halcyon Classics ebook contains four early works by American novelist and artist John Dos Passos. Considered one of the Lost Generation writers, Dos Passos' (1896-1970) first novel was published in 1920. Titled ONE MAN'S INITIATION--1917, it drew upon Dos Passos' experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I and was followed by another antiwar story, THREE SOLDIERS, which brought him considerable recognition. This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. Contents One Man’s Initiation—1917 Three Soldiers Rosinante to the Road Again A Pushcart at the Curb This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text with errors and omissions corrected.
Dos Passos John News
Wolfsonian-FIU book club offers discussions on museum's treasures - MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.com, FL - May 19, 2009
Wolfsonian-FIU book club offers discussions on museum's treasuresThe June selection is John Dos Passos' Mannhattan Transfer. The novel illustrates life in New York City from the turn of the century to the Great Depression by piecing together the stories of individuals from different backgrounds and social classes.
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Happy Birthday Randolph Bourne - Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com, CA - May 30, 2009
Happy Birthday Randolph BourneWestbrook quotes John Dos Passos' claim, from his novel 1919 (1932), that, in addition to his professional setbacks, "friends didn't like to be seen with Bourne," and "his father" – who had walked out of his life a quarter-century before – "wrote him
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Just how bad is public apathy in Arizona and the Phoenix area?
Examiner.com - Feb 11, 8641
John Dos Passos, who wrote the trilogy, USA, said: "Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living organism when it is subjected to stimuli too intense or too complicated to cope with. The cure for apathy is comprehension.
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Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 5/25/2009 - Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, NY - May 26, 2009
Nonfiction Reviews: Week of 5/25/2009The author overstates his claim to be following in John Dos Passos's footsteps in quoting real newspaper headlines and stories of the period as well as song lyrics, but he capably recounts his story against a background of glitter and greed. (Aug.
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Edgar Rodrigues (1921-2009)
Anarkismo.net - Feb 11, 9217
On foot of the resources he was able to track down and sift through (93 year old, bare-footed Manuel Francisco dos Passos was tracked down to a dirt-floored hut in Bangu and was able to hand Edgar a number of elderly, yellowing anarchist papers) and
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