false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165606452m/7104.jpg 7104 12 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. 933258 1932 1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy total:386|5:141|4:150|3:65|2:22|1:8| 386 1552 664 23 3 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:51:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 08:51:20 -0700 2009
There are several concurrent short stories of people in the period, during WW1. Great revel...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 31 21:31:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 22:10:54 -0700 2009
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.....I'm 80 pages from the finish line and it's about as good as the 42nd parallel was....which was tip-top, in my opinion.

I can't wait to read "The Big Money" and complet...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7104