The 42nd Parallel

Name: The 42nd Parallel
Author: John Dos Passos

by John Dos Passos

First novel in trilogy following characters across America in 1906

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John Dos Passos

John Dos Passos was a radical formal innovator who incorporated newsreel clips, biographies, and stream of consciousness into his USA Trilogy. His work painted a sweeping panoramic portrait of American society in the early twentieth century.

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