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The 42nd Parallel
The 42nd Parallel
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Description
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 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 appearances.
While Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their "own little corners," John Dos Passos was taking on the world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2000-05-25
Publication Date:
2000-05-25
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0618056815
ISBN13:
9780618056811
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
293 g
Height:
138 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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