About this title: In this experimental trilogy, Dos Passos uses "camera eye" and "newsreel" sections to create a fragmented atmosphere. Through the testimony of numerous characters, both fictional and historical figures, he builds up a composite picture of American society in the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Edition: First Thus
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Signet
Date Published: 1969
Description: Good. U. S. A. THE 42nd PARALLEL by John Dos Passos. Signet, 1969. Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDust Jacket: . NOTES: Signet # CQ444, 95 cent cover. Stated First Printing. Showing some exterior wear to edges & creasing, contents are overall clean with no owner markings. Images available upon request. Please email us with any questions. read more
Description: Reader copy. 1937 Modern Library omnibus hardcover. No dust jacket; issued in red boards with black & gold design as shown. Cover has scuffs, small corner bumps, a short tear at the spine head; front and back spine hinges are cracked but overall binding is still solid and no pages are loose; text block has scuffs and a number of stain spots; pages are tanned; former owner's name on fep; else clean, solid and unmarked. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1963
Description: Fine. No dust jacket. very slightest corner rubs, writing 1st page else new. xvi, 365, 412, 494 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Contents: The 42nd parallel. --Nineteen nineteen. --The big money. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York
Date Published: 1950
Description: Very Good + Good + DJ. 12mo = 7-9" 561pp. All complete in one volume: The 42nd Parallel, Nineteen Nineteen and The Big Money. "[These three novels] are the drama of everyday American existence in a running chronicle that penetrates to the core of our national spirit. " A Giant Modern Library. Top/bottom of spine is bumped. Dj has tears on edges, large tear on front cover. read more
Description: Very Good. 1883011140 Gently Used Book ~ In clear-plastic protective cover, ex-library, minor shelf-wear, otherwise Neat & Tight Binding ~ all books carefully examined & well packaged. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Library of America, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781883011147ISBN:1883011140
Description: As New/Slip Case. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 1-883011-14-0 Library of America Maroon cloth in a white slipcase. 1288pp including chronology and notes. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. slight tanning but firm clean store stamp inside. xvi, 365, 412, 494 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Contents: The 42nd parallel. --Nineteen nineteen. --The big money. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. store stamp inside and slight tanning but firm and clean unmarked. xvi, 365, 412, 494 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Contents: The 42nd parallel. --Nineteen nineteen. --The big money. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. store stamp inside and slight tanning but firm and clean unmarked. xvi, 365, 412, 494 p. : illus.; 22 cm. Includes Illustrations. Contents: The 42nd parallel. --Nineteen nineteen. --The big money. read more
Description: Fine. 1883011140 Very Gently Used ~ 1963 Printing ~ Different cover-design ~ Slightest shelf-wear ~ PRISTINE text ~ all books carefully examined & well packaged. read more
Edition: 3rd Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston
Date Published: 1960
Description: Marsh, Reginald. Good. No Jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. -X-Library with usual library distinctions.......library binding. The hard cover has some shelf wear....Clipping on the front fly.......Heavy book.... read more
Description: Like New. Hardcover w / dustjacket. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. DJ is Like New. Remainder line or spot on bottom edge. DJ has 1/2-inch closed tear with wrinkle at back bottom fore-edge. Includes ribbon bookmark. In sealed plastic protection. 1996. Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
"Dos Passos' U.S.A. trilogy (The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money) is something of an anti-heroic epic, in which the intertwined lives of characters representing broad American types unfold to present a vision of America that fulfills the promise of American Idealism by drawing attention to the very elements that idealism so frequently undermines. In that sense, the U.S.A. of Dos Passos' is a utopia - yet his abrupt juxtaposition of poeticized abstractions of historical elements and disjointed first person stream-of-conscious intrusions against his engaging narratives also hints at a dystopia: a reality in which his characters are unaware they exist, and which prefers they remain unaware. A superb example of thematic/stylistic balance."
"I don't understand why everyone is still looking for the Great American Novel. It was written by John Dos Passos back in the '30s. Ok, its actually three novels bound together as a trilogy, but more's the luck. It you have ever wanted to go back in time and stand in the middle of America during the first part of the 20th century while everything happened around you, now's your chance. And be sure to have music by George Gershwin playing in the background. I like this book so much I own two copies; one that I've worn out and one that I haven't."
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