John Dos Passos

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1) The 42nd parallel

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

U.S.A volume 1

Language

English

Formats

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John Dos Passos's USA trilogy (comprising The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money), named one of the best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, is a grand, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation, buzzing with history and life on every page. Told in stories and "newsreels" consisting of front-page headlines and article fragments from the Chicago Tribune, the lives and fortunes of five characters unfold. Mac, Janey, Eleanor, Ward, and...

2) U.S.A

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Library of America volume 85

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book Set

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Unique for its epic scale and panoramic social sweep, Dos Passos' masterpiece comprises three novels--The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money--which create an unforgettable collective portrait of modern America.

3) One man's initiation: 1917: a novel

Author

Dos Passos, John

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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As the "Great War" inspired much great poetry, including that of Siegfried Sassoon and Robert Graves, so did it inspire compelling prose. John Dos Passos volunteered to drive an ambulance in France during the First World War. The brutality of his experiences turned him against not only war, but capitalism and inspired him to write One Man's Initiation: 1917.

4) Travel books and other writings, 1916-1941

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Library of America volume 143

Publisher

Literary Classics of the U.S

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

865 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Language

English

5) Most likely to succeed

Author

Dos Passos, John

Language

English

6) U. S. A: I. The 42nd parallel. II. Nineteen nineteen. III. The big money

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Modern library of the world's best books volume G44

Language

English

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7) Novels, 1920-1925

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Library of America volume 142

Publisher

Literary Classics of the U.S

Pub. Date

c2003

Physical Desc

879 p. ; 27 cm.

Language

English

8) The Portugal story: three centuries of exploration and discovery

Author

Dos Passos, John

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

1969

Edition

[1st ed.].

Physical Desc

viii, 394 p. illus., col. maps (on lining paper) 25 cm.

Language

English

9) The men who made the Nation

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Mainstream of America

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

1957

Edition

[1st ed.]

Physical Desc

469 p. 25 cm.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book - Special

10) The fourteenth chronicle: letters and diaries of John Dos Passos

Author

Dos Passos, John

Publisher

Gambit

Pub. Date

1973

Physical Desc

xvi, 662 p. illus. 25 cm.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Reference

11) Midcentury

Author

Dos Passos, John

Publisher

Houghton, Mifflin

Pub. Date

1961

Physical Desc

496 p. 23 cm.

Language

English

12) Chosen country

Author

Dos Passos, John

Series

Sentry edition

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin

Pub. Date

1951

Physical Desc

485 pages ; 22 cm

Language

English

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A novel about a man with a European background and a woman whose culture is mid-west American, following their different lives after a childhood meeting until their reunion as adults after World War I.