Nineteen NineteenConstable, 1932 - 462 pages Together with "The Big Money" and "The Forty Second Parallel" forms author's "U.S.A." trilogy which provides a collective portrait of America following dozens of characters from the Spanish-American War to the beginning of the Depression |
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Page 38
John Dos Passos. The third day when the turnkey brought the noonday slum , he brought a brownpaper package that had been opened . In it was a suit of clothes , shirt , flannel underwear , socks and even a necktie . " There was a chit ...
John Dos Passos. The third day when the turnkey brought the noonday slum , he brought a brownpaper package that had been opened . In it was a suit of clothes , shirt , flannel underwear , socks and even a necktie . " There was a chit ...
Page 227
... brought in two girls he said were his cousins , Nedda and Dora , and one of ' em sat on Joe's knees , and boy how she could eat spag- hetti and they all drank wine . It cost ' em all the money Joe had to pay for supper . When he was ...
... brought in two girls he said were his cousins , Nedda and Dora , and one of ' em sat on Joe's knees , and boy how she could eat spag- hetti and they all drank wine . It cost ' em all the money Joe had to pay for supper . When he was ...
Page 229
... brought her beaucoup presents from L'Amerique , and du sucre and du cafe . Joe felt good , he had quite a wad in his pocket and god damn it American money was worth something these days ; and a couple of pounds of sugar he'd brought in ...
... brought her beaucoup presents from L'Amerique , and du sucre and du cafe . Joe felt good , he had quite a wad in his pocket and god damn it American money was worth something these days ; and a couple of pounds of sugar he'd brought in ...
Contents
Oh the infantree the infantree | 1 |
JOE WILLIAMS | 3 |
The Camera Eye 28 when the telegram came | 8 |
Copyright | |
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