The 42nd Parallel: Volume One of the U.S.A. Trilogy
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618056815 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The single greatest novel any of us have written, yes, in this country in the last one hundred years." -- Norman Mailer
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. With his U.S.A. Mac, Janey, Eleanor, Ward, and Charley are caught on the storm track of this parallel and blown New Yorkward. 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. As their lives cross and double back again, the likes of Eugene Debs, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie make cameo appearances.. 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 wa
A Magnificent Tapestry Lots of people try to find America. Dos Passos found the America of 1910-1930 and gave it to us, in almost 1300 pages spread across three novels - all collected in this one volume. He presents it to us as a tapestry, woven from four types of thread: stories focused on any of the 12 principle characters, actual news items from the period, biographical sket. Brian S Mason said love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-19"love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-1920" according to Brian S Mason. love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-1920 wonderful slices / snapshots of life. surprised how relatively little-renowned the author is today.. 0. love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-19"love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-1920" according to Brian S Mason. love it. interwoven stories of numerous characters around 1900-1920 wonderful slices / snapshots of life. surprised how relatively little-renowned the author is today.. 0 wonderful slices / snapshots of life. surprised how relatively little-renowned the author is today.. "USA" according to Douglas H. Carlson. I was disappointed that the "Trilogy" I bought was only the first volume of the trilogy. I feel it was misrepresented. I did not discover it right away, so didn't feel like I could pursue a refund. I did enjoy the first book.